the white house has offered viktor bout, but one administration tells cnn that they ve gotten a written demand for something the u.s. is incapable of delivering on. the russians are masters at asking us to do something we cannot do, where they think we control something that they don t control. independent negotiator bill richardson was in moscow this week meeting with russian leadership. administration officials expressing open frustration that richardson has been working outside official channels. our message is that private citizens should not be in moscow at all right now, and that private citizens cannot negotiate on behalf of the united states government. griner detained by the russians in february for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage and said she accidentally packed the drugs. whelan has been held for three years on espionage charges he s
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