She apologized to her teammates, her club, her fans, and the city ofYekaterinburg for her mistake. I would like to apologize to my parents, my siblings, the Phoenix Mercury organization back at home, and my amazing spouse back at home.
President Joe Biden slammed Russia for wrongly detaining her and promised to bring her home.
Biden called on Russia to let her go so she can be with her family. As soon as possible, my administration will continue to work hard and try to bring them home.
The commissioner of the NBA and the commissioner of the WNBA issued a joint statement.
They said that the verdict and sentence was unjust and unfortunate, but not unexpected. The NBA and the WNBA are committed to her safe return, and we hope that we are near the end of this process of finally bringing her home to the US
She testified that she used cannabis oil prescribed by her doctor to treat sports injuries, but that she packed her bags quickly and did not mean to bring them to Russia. She testified on July 27 that she didn't intend to smuggle illegal substances to Russia.
When she was first arrested, she didn't receive proper translation services and her rights weren't read to her.
In a letter to Biden, she said she was terrified that she might be held in a Russian prison for the rest of her life.
She asked that people not forget about her and the other American Detainees. Please do everything you can to bring us back.
Colas said they appreciated the efforts of the Biden administration to bring the basketball star back to the US.
Colas said we should use all available tools in order to bring the two people home. We need to stay focused and unified. Getting a deal done to bring Americans home is urgent and it is the right thing to do, even though it will be difficult.
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