The wife of Viktor Bout said she did not know anything about the negotiations between Russia and the United States on his exchange

She said that yesterday she had a telephone conversation with her husband.

“Victor knows nothing about the negotiations between Russia and the United States on his exchange.

Of course, we assume that such negotiations can take place, but we don’t talk about it, because neither he nor I have any information, ”she said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Earlier, CNN, citing sources, reported that Biden supported a plan to exchange Russian businessman Viktor Bout for American basketball player Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

The White House said the United States had made a "serious" offer to Russia for the return of Whelan and Griner.