MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Moscow calls on Washington to resolve the situation over the exchange of prisoners, including Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, without awaiting a verdict on US citizen Paul Whelan who was arrested in Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday.
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"We would like to call on the US to resolve the situation on a reasonable, well-balanced basis, not even waiting for a verdict on Mr. Whelan," he said.