in Russian prisons at the moment there are 17 Americans. Such a number called the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov on the air of the RTVI television channel, RIA Novosti reports.
“We have Americans, I can accurately (say), 17 people. Only among those who sit in Russia from US citizens, they also have Russian citizenship,” the diplomat said. At the same time, she noted, about hundreds of Russians are located in American prisons.
On June 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a press conference following the negotiations with his American counterpart Joe Biden, that the leaders discussed the exchange of prisoners between Russia and the United States. He added that the parties could find compromises in this matter. During his press conference after the Summit, Joe Biden announced its intention in the future to evaluate the agreement with Vladimir Putin about the prisoners.
The first meeting of US President Joseph Bayden and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place on June 16 in Geneva. Negotiations lasted 3.5 hours.