Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that the Kremlin is “ready to discuss this issue” but experts expect Russia to "milk this for all it's worth.”
Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug charges in a Russian court.
Russian prosecutors asked a judge during closing arguments on Thursday to sentence Brittney Griner to 9 ½ years in prison, just shy of the maximum 10 years that she is eligible to receive.
Whatever is going to happen to Brittney Griner has already been decided at the highest levels, experts say.
Neither the U.S. nor Russia reported any breakthroughs after the first phone call in months between the countries' top diplomats.
Expert says U.S.'s 'substantial proposal' for Brittney Griner's release 'is not going to be the final deal.'
The U.S. has reportedly offered Russia notorious arms trafficker Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Brittney Griner took the stand in Russian Court Wednesday in the most important day of her trial yet.
Brittney Griner is expected to be interrogated on Wednesday in a Russian court, where she’s on trial for drug charges.