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Russia, “Quiet Diplomacy” over exchange of US basketball players = Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Reuters

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it was conducting “quiet diplomacy” with the United States over the possible exchange of US women’s basketball player Brittney Greiner, who was sentenced to prison for drug possession and smuggling. clarified. Representative photo (2022 Reuters)

[18日 ロイター] – Russia’s foreign ministry has held “quiet diplomacy” with the United States on Thursday over the possible exchange of US women’s basketball player Brittney Greiner, who was sentenced to prison for drug possession and smuggling. clarified.

“Quiet diplomacy is underway and should bear fruit if the US government complies,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nechayev said.

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced Greiner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. The U.S. will exchange Greiner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for 16 years on espionage charges, for Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, who is serving a prison sentence in the U.S., according to sources familiar with the matter. Russia is proposing an exchange of custody to release the

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