“If this happened, it would undoubtedly, firstly, send a positive signal that not everything is hopeless in Russian-American relations.
Probably, such a signal would also be appropriate now, if it can be worked out.
And secondly, it would show that quiet diplomacy is bearing fruit, ”Interfax quotes him as saying.
Ryabkov noted that at present there is no dynamics on the issue of the exchange of prisoners.
Earlier, John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council (NSC), said that Washington and Moscow continue to negotiate on the exchange of prisoners, the United States is seeking the speedy release of its citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.