In this combination of pictures created on Thursday, Russian Viktor Bout, the alleged arms dealer, looks on while standing in a cell at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Feb 16, 2010; US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner sits inside a defendants' cage before a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on Wednesday; and Paul Whelan, a former US Marine accused of espionage and arrested in Russia, stands inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Jan 19, 2019.
A Russian arms trafficker who was arrested in Thailand and is serving a 25-year jail term in the United States knows nothing about a possible exchange with two US prisoners in Russia, his wife said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Washington had made a "substantial proposal" to Moscow to free basketball star Brittney Griner and former US Marine Paul Whelan.
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