Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it is wrong to conclude that the Bout-Greiner swap is a step towards overcoming the crisis between Russia and the United States of America.
This is stated in his press statement today, Friday, where Peskov continued that the relationship is still “in a deplorable state.”
And yesterday, Thursday, on the territory of the United Arab Emirates, a prisoner exchange process took place by exchanging Russian citizen Viktor Bout, convicted in the United States of America on charges of arms trafficking, for US citizen Brittney Greiner, convicted of drugs. possession in Russia, as both parties denied making any further concessions to each other in the deal.
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