“Bringing them home safely is our priority.
The Russians are ready to interact through various channels to make this happen.
And we are actively participating in efforts to achieve this, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
He declined to give any details.
In June, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved resolutions calling for the release of US citizens Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia.
Reed is convicted in Russia for assaulting a police officer.
Whelan is sentenced to time for espionage.
The Russian Embassy in the United States responded in December to a call by State Department spokesman Ned Price to release the Americans.
Diplomats accompanied the publication with hashtags demanding the release of Konstantin Yaroshenko, Roman Seleznev and Viktor Bout, who are in US prisons.