Antony Blinken Says US Still 'Actively Engaged' In Prisoner Swap With Russia
Posted on AllSides December 5th, 2022
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. is "actively engaged" with Russia in discussions over a prisoner swap to return American prisoners Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Appearing on CBS News' "Face The Nation," Blinken said negotiations with Russia were ongoing.
"...We did put a significant proposal on the table many months ago. And since then, we've been engaged repeatedly, in any way that we can to try to advance it and to look to see if there are different permutations that could achieve what we're trying...