MOSCOW: The Kremlin warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving Americans needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. A person familiar with the matter said the US government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.

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