Brittney Griner: US basketball player goes on trial in Russia on drugs charges

Griner has been detained since February when authorities allege they found hashish oil in her luggage

The US basketball player Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a court on the outskirts of Moscow on drug charges that could leave her facing up to 10 years in prison.

The case, which coincides with fraught relations between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Ukraine, was brought after Russian authorities said they found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in Griner's luggage at a Moscow airport in February.