“I want to hope that the prospect is not just preserved, but that it is being strengthened and the moment will come when we will get a specific agreement from the perspective,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Earlier, National Security Adviser to the US President Jake Sullivan announced the readiness of the United States to make "difficult decisions" in a dialogue with Russia about prisoners.
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.
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that Bout hopes to return to his homeland from an American prison.