Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the United States and Russia are possible, and that contacts between the two countries' intelligence services will continue. Putin was speaking at a news conference in Bishkek on December 9, a day after the United States freed arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner. Putin was asked if other exchanges were possible. "Yes, anything is possible," he replied. "Contacts continue. In fact, they have never stopped.... A compromise was found, we do not reject continuing this work in the future." To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Putin Says Further Prisoner Exchanges With United States Possible
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek on December 9.