He stated this in a video message to Viktor Bout, who was previously exchanged for US citizen Brittney Griner, who was convicted in Russia for drug smuggling.
“We would like to assure you that we will continue our energetic work to free all Russians who have ended up in American prisons, and we will not rest until all our compatriots return home,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
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.