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The State Department says Russia refuses to negotiate seriously to free the basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sent to a penal colony with a nine-year sentence on a cannabis charge.
The American basketball star still faces the conviction and sentencing phases of her trial in Russia. But experts say her best hope may be a diplomatic deal between the U.S. and Russia.