WH’s Kirby: ‘Nobody’s Delighted’ About Prisoner Swap

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said “nobody’s delighted” about certain elements of the United States’ prisoner swap with Russia, reported The Hill.

“Look, nobody’s delighted or doing backflips over here because Mr. [Vadim] Krasikov is now a free man,” Kirby told Fox News. “That’s what negotiations are all about.”

According to The Associated Press, Krasikov had been in a German prison since 2019 serving a murder conviction for killing a Georgian citizen who had fought Russian troops in Chechnya and later claimed asylum in Germany.

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