Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that Washington had offered to trade Viktor Bout and that he expected to raise it soon directly with Russia’s foreign minister.
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U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, for Griner and Whelan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he would speak to his Russian counterpart for the first time in months about a “substantial proposal” to free the Americans.
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Russia Hints at Linking Griner’s Case to Fate of ‘Merchant of Death’
Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer, is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States.