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Although a Russian court ruled that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention may be extended for six more months, her trial on alleged drug charges begins on July 1, 2022, and gives her supporters a glimmer of hope that her release is still possible.

The court in the Moscow suburb of Khimki extended Griner’s detention for another six months after she appeared for a preliminary hearing held behind closed doors.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17.

A trial date has not been announced for the American basketball star, who was arrested in Russia more than four months ago.

More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial

WASHINGTON — Marine veteran and Fort Worth, Texas, native Trevor Reed said Tuesday in an interview with CNN that in the 48 days since his release from Russian prison, things have gone well — he’s gaining weight and getting into the physical shape he was in before he was detained.

The State Department confirmed the meeting, but offered no additional details about what was said or who specifically attended.

WNBA star Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the Phoenix Mercury player’s case is tangled up with that of another prisoner few Americans have heard of.

Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country

He was released from detention in Russia in April.

“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.