The chances of a prisoner swap for a basketball player have improved, according to the Kremlin.
Viktor Bout is one of the people being discussed in return.
One of the most notorious arms dealers is Bout.
According to multiple reports, Russia is looking to get a notorious arms dealer freed in return for a prisoner swap, with the chance of a prisoner swap increasing.
Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Friday that Washington and Moscow are talking about a prisoner exchange, and that a convicted arms dealer is one of them.
The moment will come when we will get a concrete agreement and I want to hope that the prospect not only remains but is being strengthened.
The Americans are showing some activity and we are working through a special channel. We count on a positive result when it comes to the discussion of Viktor Bout.
The two countries have yet to reach a common denominator.
One of the world's most notorious arms dealers is a former soviet air officer named Bout.
The Taliban and the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone, and the Abu Sayyaf are all thought to have been helped by him.
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a US sting operation. Bout has been held at the US Penitentiary in southern Illinois.
According to her lawyers, she was moved to a penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region as a result of her actions.
Last month, she lost her appeal against a nine-year drug sentence, after she was arrested at the airport in Moscow in February.
According to The New York Times,Brittney is doing well and trying to stay strong as she adjusts to a new environment.
The Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote an article about torture and slave labor in the prison colony.
The White House and State Department didn't reply immediately.
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