US hasn't received an offer on a Griner swap

While Russia is outwardly considering a prisoner swap to send American basketball star Brittney Griner back to the United States, the State Department is tamping down expectations, saying they have yet to receive a ‘a substantial offer.’

US officials were hopeful that Russia would be more inclined to engage on prisoner swap talks after the November 8 midterms, but now say that optimism was misguided.

‘We are not going to comment on the specifics of any proposals other than to say that we have made a substantial offer that the Russian Federation has consistently failed to negotiate in good faith,’ read a State Department statement.