MOSCOW -- The Kremlin warned Thursday that prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan.
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A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.
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Asked about the U.S. offer, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov replied that prisoner swaps were typically negotiated discreetly behind the scenes.
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"We know that such issues are discussed without any such release of information," Peskov told reporters during a conference call.
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"Normally, the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented."
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He emphasized that "no agreements have been finalized" and refused to provide further details.
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separate statement, Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that Russian and U.S. officials have conducted negotiations about possible prisoner exchanges
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"We proceed from the assumption that interests of both parties should be taken into account during the negotiations," Zakharova said.
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