The dome of the US Capitol in Washington. File photoWASHINGTON, Sept. 15 The US is pushing for its offer of a prisoner swap with Russia and believes Moscow should do it «today,» White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday at briefing for journalists. «Russia should accept our offer, should accept it today,» she said. held talks in Moscow on the exchange of prisoners, Jean-Pierre added that the US authorities will continue to add agreements with the Russian Federation, and also confirmed the interaction of the presidential administration with the former American diplomat Bill Richardson, who is participating in the negotiations on the exchange of prisoners. Earlier, she said that on Friday, US President Joe Biden intends to meet with relatives of basketball player Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan to «emphasize the US administration's commitment to releasing these individuals.» In September, the US State Department reported It was believed that the dialogue with Russia on the issue of the prisoner exchange was continuing despite the departure of the US Ambassador John Sullivan. According to American media, the United States is offering Russia to exchange American basketball player Brittney Griner convicted of drug smuggling and Paul Whelan convicted of espionage for Viktor Bout, but Russia allegedly requested another compatriot. In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on his US colleague to «quiet diplomacy» rather than public discussion. Mir systems outside Russia
