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Russian President Vladimir Putin said additional U.S.-Russia prisoner exchanges are “possible” after the two countries agreed Thursday to an exchange of WNBA star Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
The Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday that Putin told reporters that the deal was the result of negotiations and compromises, and Russia officials will not refuse to continue to look for them in the future.
He said the Russian Federal Security Service was responsible for negotiating the exchange.
The United State secured Griner’s release after she was imprisoned in Russia for more than nine months, since shortly before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Griner was detained on drug charges after vape cartridges were found on her.
