The U.S. is hoping to secure the freedom of two Americans detained in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan, by releasing convicted Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the ‘Merchant of Death.’ Jennifer Johnson looks at how Moscow is responding to the potential prisoner swap.
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