Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed the U.S. for revealing Marc Fogel’s release before Moscow was ready to disclose details.
"Our American colleagues have chosen to announce the results, we have a different approach," Lavrov said, emphasizing the importance of confidentiality in diplomacy.
Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher, was sentenced to 14 years in Russia for carrying medical marijuana.
The U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange was confirmed by the Kremlin, but Moscow has withheld the identity of the Russian citizen released as part of the deal until their arrival.
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"Our American colleagues have chosen to announce the results, we have a different approach," Lavrov said, emphasizing the importance of confidentiality in diplomacy.
Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher, was sentenced to 14 years in Russia for carrying medical marijuana.
The U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange was confirmed by the Kremlin, but Moscow has withheld the identity of the Russian citizen released as part of the deal until their arrival.
#Russia #US #Trump #Putin
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00:00As you understand, diplomatic and other contacts, they generally love silence.
00:07Over the past few weeks, a lot of questions have been asked at different levels, including
00:16to the press secretary of President Dmitry Peskov, and he answered what could be answered
00:24by the President of the United States, and he said that there are contacts and they continue.
00:31Well, the results, our American colleagues decided to announce, we still have a different
00:39approach to the agreements that are being reached, but this is the product of one of the channels
00:49through which these contacts are carried out.
00:53I just want to emphasize once again that for effective diplomacy, we prefer to comply
01:02with the agreements on confidentiality.