Karine Jean-Pierre. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre commented on the situation with Russia discussing the exchange of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout.
According to her, Russia made a counteroffer to the United States, which the United States did not take seriously.< /p>
“I won't go into any specifics,” she added, adding that the United States is interested in having a good-faith dialogue with Russia to get Greiner and Paul Whelan out as soon as possible.
Previously CNN reported that during talks between Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the Russian side reportedly asked to include Russian Vadim Krasikov, who is in custody in Germany, in the deal.