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CNN reported Wednesday that the Biden Administration offered to send convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout back to Russia in exchange for the release of two Americans who are imprisoned in Russia.
There was a questioning at the Khimki City Court in Moscow.
The swap was approved by President Joe Biden, according to anonymous sources.
The Secretary of State did not explain the details of the proposal that was put on the table weeks ago.
In May, Forbes reported that the Biden Administration was in preliminary talks to trade for Bout, who was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
The State Department has been contacted by Forbes.
The Phoenix Mercury player was held in Russia in February after her luggage was found to contain cannabis-derived products. The trial is still going on after she pleaded guilty. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison. According to CNN, the trial will have to conclude before a deal is reached. A former security executive was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Russia in 2020 for espionage, which he denies, and the US has said are false. A jury found Bout guilty of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons. Steve Zissou, Bout's lawyer, told NBC News earlier this month that Moscow would be willing to exchange a person for Bout. Biden has been urged to do everything he can to release the U.S. citizens.
A prisoner swap freed a former Marine from Russia. He said the White House wasn't doing enough to get the two people home.
Will the merchant of death be able to free him? A lawyer claims that Moscow wants something. There is a magazine called "Forbes."
There is a possibility of a prisoner swap between Russia and the US.
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