the is United States and Russia Tensions are really high for a number of different reasons right now, especially those arising from The Kremlin Invade Ukraine Primarily, but also for a nine-year sentence and imprisonment WNBA And the United State national team player, Brittney Grinerafter she had marijuana cartridges in her luggage when she arrived at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.
The US State Department says Russia is not negotiating seriously
In a joint statement to on ESPNTJ QuinnThe United States Department of State He said that even if they did not comment on the details about the proposals submitted to Russian FederationTheir counterparts “failed to negotiate in good faith”.
“The U.S. government has continued to pursue this offer and suggest potential alternative ways forward with the Russian government. The failure of the Russian government to seriously negotiate these issues in the existing channel, or any other channel for that matter, is at odds with its public statements.”
The United State Willing to negotiate with the convicted Russian arms dealer Victor Botknown b “Merchant of Death”for Greener and ex US Marine Paul Whelanunjustly convicted of espionage in Russia according to US authorities.
Both prisoners are serving their sentences under harsh conditions in the Russian penal colonies Mordovia region.
A prisoner exchange between the two countries has been discussed for several weeks now but there is no indication that it will happen anytime soon.
The US Department of State The statement comes after Russian media reports indicated this Sergey Ryabkov, Russian Foreign Minister He expressed optimism in the exchange of prisoners with United State.
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