Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the NBC, said that it could consider the exchange of prisoners between Russia and the USA. At the same time, he clarified that in American prisons there is “incompetibly” more Russians than Americans in Russian prisons.
When asked if he is ready to consider the exchange of prisoners, Vladimir Putin replied: “Yes, of course.” To the clarifying question whether the Russian authorities can free the Americans convicted in the Russian Federation, Trevor Reed and Paul Wylan, the president said: “I know there are US citizens who are in prison are convicted. But if you compare this with the number of Russian citizens who are in the US prison, these figures are not comparable. ”
Speaking of Ride, Mr. Putin called the American “violator of order” and “drunkard”, who “wrote and started a fight”. The court in Moscow sentenced the American student to nine years in the colony for the resistance of the police.
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The source said that difficulties arose in the negotiations of Russia and the United States about the exchange of prisoners. The Russian Federation wants to receive the American sidelists Viktor Butin and Konstantin Yaroshenko in exchange for the spy of Paul Wylan. Whereas the United States is ready to give only …
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