Asked after a summit in Kyrgyzstan whether other prisoners could be swapped, Putin replied that “everything is possible,” noting that “compromises have been found” that cleared the way for Thursday’s exchange of Griner for Bout.Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'destroyed'US: Russia, Iran moving toward full defense ‘partnership’Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike conceptRussian politician sentenced for Ukraine action criticismUS National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “We registered what Mr. Putin said, let’s see what he actually does.”Putin said the U.S.-Russia talks that resulted in Thursday’s exchange didn’t touch on other subjects.“We didn’t set the task to move from those talks to something else, but they do create a certain atmosphere.”On a similar note, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was Russian and U.S. intelligence agencies that agreed to exchange Bout for Griner and their contacts were focused exclusively on hammering out its specifics.Peskov said that “special services may continue their work if necessary,” and also noted the role of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in helping broker the swap.Russian state media hailed his release, carrying footage of him talking to his family from a private jet following a swap at Abu Dhabi’s airport and then embracing his wife and his mother on a snowy tarmac in Moscow."