Russia said it is conducting “quiet diplomacy” with the U.S. over the release of detained basketball star Brittney Griner after details of the negotiations emerged publicly in July, which Russia sees as a political ploy, according to Reuters.
Senior Biden administration officials allegedly disclosed the terms of a proposal to swap notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner and another American, Paul Whelan, whom Russia imprisoned on spying charges in 2020, to CNN. Russia immediately denied reaching a deal with the U.S. and accused the U.S. Thursday of publicizing the negotiations to fulfill political aims ahead of midterm elections, Reuters reported.
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