A day after US basketball star Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to talk about a criminal swap” with Washington.
Lavrov, who held a press conference during his visit to Cambodia for the Southeast Asian Nations League meeting, said, “We are ready to talk about the criminal swap. However, we will only do this within the framework of the communication channel determined by Presidents Putin and Biden.” “There is a private channel established by the two presidents; it is still functional despite the statements made,” Lavrov said.
