During Thursday’s State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce answered questions about the Russia-U.S. prisoner swap.
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00:00Over to questions. Where will I begin? Matt Lee with the AP. Hello.
00:04Thank you, ma'am. Two things. I just want to check to make sure that you don't have anything to add,
00:09either on the release of the American or on the Russia-U.S. talks in Istanbul from the statement.
00:17Do you have anything to add on either of those?
00:18Well, I have a few things I can add, because I'm talking and I can't shut up.
00:22That's my situation here.
00:25So, obviously, we know the situation is that one thing I want to reinforce that I mentioned in my announcement
00:33is calling on Russia to release Stephen Hubbard, who has been detained for nearly three years.
00:41We continue to work to free Mr. Hubbard and all other Americans unjustly detained.
00:46And we have not forgotten about all those Russia continues to detain in this manner, to say the least.
00:56To secure Ksenia's release, Russian national Arthur Petrov – your alarm's going.
01:04Arthur Petrov was returned to Russia.
01:07And that is all I'll share in that regard.
01:12But, obviously, she is on her way home, and that is what the story is in that regard.
01:17And that's a promise President Trump made when he first came into office,
01:22was to make sure that all Americans being held around the world would, in fact, be home.
01:28And your other issue?
01:29Well, I'll...