“No, these are issues that are discussed through a specialized channel.

This is not a topic that the Russian Foreign Ministry deals with in principle, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

On December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the exchange of American Brittney Griner for Russian Viktor Bout, who spent almost 15 years in an American prison.

According to Ryabkov, realistic options for organizing an "all for all" exchange are unlikely to exist.