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Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was conducting "quiet diplomacy" with the United States over a possible prisoner exchange involving basketball star Britney Griner.
Griner said he was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges in Russia on August 4, a verdict that US President Joe Biden said was "unacceptable."
Washington claims Griner was unlawfully detained and has offered to exchange her for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States. (Reporting edited by Reuters by Mark Heinrich)
