Accused of drug smuggling: the Russian Federation requires almost 10 years in prison for athletes from the United States

"By partially adding, I will finally ask for nine years for six months of imprisonment with a sentence in a colony of a general regime with a fine of 1 million rubles," - quotes the prosecutor agency from the Khimkin Court where the hearing is taking place. According to the media of the aggressor country, Grainer pleaded guilty in court, but stressed that she had no evil intention to commit a crime, and the bag "collected in a hurry".

The court also found that marijuana was prescribed her doctor as painkillers due to side effects of pills. Brittny Grainer was detained on February 17 at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. In her hand luggage, a wip (an electronic cigarette) was discovered, in the cartridge to which there were 0. 7 grams of slaw oil. It is legal in many US states, but is forbidden in Russia.

In the Russian Federation, the US citizen came because she participated in the Games of the Russian Premier League as part of the team of the Yekaterinburg Club. The court of US citizen and the two -time Olympic Games began on July 1. It is judged under Article 229. 1 of the Criminal Code (drug smuggling), punishment for which provides from 5 to 10 years in prison. On July 4, Grainer asked for help with US President Joe Biden.

Last week, the White House and the US State Department said that they made the Russian side of the "subject and meaningful proposal" on the exchange of the athlete, as well as the suspect in the spy of Paul Wilan. However, American politicians did not specify who they want to exchange their citizens.

However, CNN, for its part, with reference to high -ranking sources, reported that the administration of Joe Baiden made a proposal to exchange them for a well -known Russian merchant Viktor But, a 25 -year -old weapon. In the US media, Buta was nicknamed "death. " His activity became a source of inspiration for the 2005 movie "The Armed Baron" (Lord of War), in which Nicholas Cage played the main role.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that negotiations on the exchange of prisoners between Russia and the United States are underway, but there is no specific result of exchanging But to Greener and Wilan. "The issue of mutual exchange of Russian and American citizens in prison in the territory of the two countries was discussed by the presidents of Russia and the US. ", - commented the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova.