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Title: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: Elderberry on August 01, 2022, 10:31:29 pm

Radio Free Europe 7/29/2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have spoken by phone to discuss a possible prisoner swap that could involve American basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Blinken described the call on July 29 as “a frank and direct conversation” centered primarily on detained Americans. In addition to Griner, Blinken has said the United States is pressing for the release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.

“I urged Foreign Minister Lavrov to move forward with that proposal," he said. "I can’t give you an assessment of whether that is any more or less likely.”

Blinken on July 28 publicly requested the call and revealed the existence of a “substantial proposal” on a prisoner swap involving Whelan and Griner.

U.S. and Russian media have reported that the United States could seek their release in exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trader currently serving a 25-year sentence in the United States after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.

More: https://www.rferl.org/a/united-states-russia-prisoner-swap-lavrov-blinken-whelan-griner-bout/31965945.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/united-states-russia-prisoner-swap-lavrov-blinken-whelan-griner-bout/31965945.html)

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: Cyber Liberty on August 02, 2022, 12:03:17 am

LMAO...and so is Putin.

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on August 02, 2022, 02:00:05 pm

Is Blinken surprised?

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: Cyber Liberty on August 02, 2022, 02:24:10 pm

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on August 02, 2022, 02:00:05 pm

Is Blinken surprised?

He's perpetually surprised.

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: catfish1957 on August 02, 2022, 02:27:27 pm

I rooting for the woman to rot in a Russia jail for a 100 years.

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: GtHawk on August 02, 2022, 03:41:30 pm

How long until Blacks start blaming everything on Whelan, that a deal would have been done if not for trying to tie some White dude to her release?

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: catfish1957 on August 02, 2022, 03:47:19 pm

Quote from: GtHawk on August 02, 2022, 03:41:30 pm

How long until Blacks start blaming everything on Whelan, that a deal would have been done if not for trying to tie some White dude to her release?

Hell, I wish we could round up about a 100,000 BLM protesters and send them to Moscow for protests.

Title: Re: Blinken, Lavrov Report No Progress After Discussing Prisoner Swap
Post by: mountaineer on August 04, 2022, 02:24:23 pm

Jay Altons
@jayaltons

 The wildest thing about Biden's prisoner swap is that he wants to release a murdering gun dealer in exchange for Brittney Griner.
Meanwhile Biden wants to take away all of your guns.
9:57 AM · Aug 4, 2022·