sentenced to 16 years in russian prison. the u.s. called his conviction politically motivated. the kremlin rejects that and said brittney s trial was not political. i cannot comment on the actions of the russian court. we don t have the right to do that and never. i can only deal with the facts and the fact say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibited substances that contained drugs. reporter: after two hours the trial was adjourned for another week and she was led away handcuffed again. as her lawyers and u.s. authorities fight to bring the basketball star home as soon as possible. thanks to fred for that report. ukraine s president is personally thanking president biden for the new military aid heading his way. next, the impact some of those new missile system and whether this week s nato summit could
that and never do. i can only deal with the facts and the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibited s substances that contained drugs. reporter: after two hours, the trial was adjourned for another week. she was led away handcuffed again. as authorities try to bring the basketball star home as soon as possible. griner s wife says she hasn t been able to speak directly with britney during this time. but they have been able to exchange letters. abby phillips spoke with her notice the locker room of the basketball team. here s part of their conversation. i wish people would try to put themselves in her shoes and just think about the fact that, you know, this is not our typical system. b.g. is not walking into a
boiling point, not just over the invasion of ukraine, u.s. also demanding release of former marine paul wheelan, sentenced to 16 years in russian prison for espionage. u.s. called it politically motivated, and trussian court denies that. i cannot comment on the actions of the russian korcourt can only deal with the facts and that is that she was detained on possession of substances that contained drugs. led away hand cuffed again, as lawyers and u.s. authorities fight to bring the basketball star home as soon as possible. and fred joins me now, from moscow. so fred, this is expected to be a lengthy trial. so what comes next? reporter: yeah, first of all, you re absolutely right.
the u.s. is calling for immediate release of former marine paul whelan who was sentenced to sf years. they also said the trial was not political. the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibits substances that contained drugs. reporter: after about two and a half hours, the trial was adjourned for another week and she was led away handcuffed again. as her lawyers and u.s. authorities fight to bring the basketball star home as soon as possible. secretary of state tweeted about this today. he said the state department have no higher priority than bringing brittney griner and