Brittney Griner pleads guilty to a drugs charge in Russia, denies intent
Next hearing is scheduled for July 14
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court on Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law, reports Reuters
Griner was speaking at the second hearing of her trial on the narcotics charge that carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, days after she urged U.S. President Joe Biden to secure her release