He stated this in his video message to Viktor Bout.

“The conditions in which our citizens are kept in US prisons are difficult for ordinary people to imagine.

We know about the most powerful physical and psychological pressure on you.

And you endured all this with dignity, demonstrating strength of character and fortitude, ”said Antonov.

Earlier, the lawyer of the Russian Viktor Bout, Alexei Tarasov, spoke on the RT stream “Beautiful Russia boo-boo-boo” about the progress of negotiations on the exchange of Bout for Greiner.

On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the exchange of Greiner for Bout.

According to the latest data, the plane with Bout has already landed at Vnukovo-2 airport.