“When this proposal was first announced, it was at the end of summer - at the beginning of autumn, the two-on-one format really appeared.
The United States wanted to get two American citizens who are in Russian prisons, in exchange they offered to return Viktor Bout to Russia, ”he said.
The lawyer added that Russia considered such an exchange unequal.
He also said that negotiations on the exchange of Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner were carried out in an atmosphere of complete secrecy.
On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the exchange of Greiner for Bout.