“Russia must accept our proposal, must accept it today,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
Jean-Pierre stressed that Washington continues to seek an agreement with Russia.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced his readiness to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the United States, but only through a special channel approved by the presidents of states.
In addition, Lavrov, in a conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, called on Washington to return to "quiet diplomacy" on the issue of a possible exchange of imprisoned citizens of Russia and the United States.