Shortly after Brittney Griner landed in Texas early Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said more prisoner exchanges are possible between the two countries.

Putin said “everything is possible” when asked about future swaps, noting that “compromises have been found” to clear the exchange of the WNBA star for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.

“We aren’t refusing to continue this work in the future,” the Russian strongman added after a summit in Kyrgyzstan.

“Whether this could set stage for a dialogue with the U.S. is a separate issue,” the leader said. “We didn’t set the task to move from those talks to something else, but they do create a certain atmosphere.”

[“A certain atmosphere” is putting it mildly. Having suckered this administration into handing back their best arms trafficker and terrorist supplier, why wouldn’t Putin want to see what else he can get out of Biden? — Ed]