Russian state news agencies said on Friday that the agreement to trade Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for American basketball star Brittney Griner should not be seen as a step towards improving bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington.
According to the Kremlin spokesman TASS news agency, “The talks were only on the subject of barter. It is probably wrong to draw any hypothetical conclusions that this could be a step towards overcoming the crisis in bilateral relations.”
Bilateral relations are in a deplorable state,” he said.
source: Noticias
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