Russia says it is ready to discuss prisoner swap with U.S.

Lavrov Says Russia Is Ready To Discuss Prisoner Swap With US After Griner Conviction

RUSSIA. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap, a day after basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years in prison for carrying less than a gram of cannabis oil through a Moscow airport.Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Cambodia that the Kremlin is “ready to discuss this topic, but within the framework of t…

After WNBA star Griner gets jail, Russia ready to discuss swap with U.S

MOSCOW  - Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine

Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.

Kremlin says Brittney Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Friday it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner...

Russia's Kremlin says Brittney Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke last week to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about a trade to free Griner.

Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be discussed without publicity

The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb.…