Kremlin: possible U.S. prisoner swap can only be done "in silence"
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The Kremlin asked on Wednesday about a possible prisoner exchange with the United States, and restated its position that such cases can only be resolved "in silence", meaning that it will not provide a running commentary on negotiations.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Paul Whelan, a Marine Corps veteran imprisoned in Russia since 2018 on spying charges he and the White House deny, in a rare phone call.
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