The White House called the exchange of prisoners with Russia a priority of the US administration

“We made a substantive offer regarding the return of Brittney (Greiner. -

) and Paul (Whelan. - 

) home.

This is a key issue for the president and his assistants in the field of national security, this is a priority for them, ”RIA Novosti quotes her.

Earlier, CNN, citing sources, reported that US President Joe Biden supported a plan to exchange Russian Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.

Also, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a conversation with Blinken, called for a return to the regime of "quiet diplomacy" on the issue of a possible exchange of imprisoned citizens of Russia and the United States.