She noted that American diplomats, instead of maintaining contacts with Russian representatives, are engaged in “some kind of media madness” and shoot a large number of videos.
“We have stated many times that we are ready for negotiations to decide the fate of convicted US citizens in Russia and Russia in the USA,” Zakharova wrote on Telegram.
The diplomat added that diplomats can tell US President Joe Biden about this if they "have a minute of free time."
Earlier, CNN reported that the US administration was unable to explain to the relatives of convicts Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan Russia's demands for a prisoner exchange.
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.