“The President and his team are ready to take extraordinary steps to bring our people home.
We have already demonstrated this in the case of Trevor Reed, ”RIA Novosti quotes the words of John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council.
He called the American proposal "serious" and urged Russia to take it seriously.
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.