INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vershinin added.Vershinin did not offer details on any of the Russians who are allegedly held by the U.S.Russian President Vladimir Putin
has expressed openness to more prisoner swaps with Washington were possible after the Griner-Bout exchange, which took place as ties between
the two superpowers remain under historic strain."Are other [exchanges] possible? Yes, everything is possible
This is the result of negotiations and the search for compromises
In this case, compromises were found and we aren't refusing to continue this work in the future," Putin said on Dec
9.Griner had been serving a nine-year prison sentence in a Russian jail on drug charges after she was detained at a Moscow airport in
February.Bout was arrested in a U.S
sting operation in Thailand in 2008 after being accused of arming rebels in some of the world's bloodiest conflicts
He was subsequently extradited to the U.S
and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012.AFP contributed reporting.
