During a White House press briefing on Thursday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was asked about the prisoner swap with Russia.
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00:00Yeah.
00:01Can you just confirm that no money was exchanged, no sanctions were loosened to facilitate this
00:07deal?
00:08Yes, I can confirm that.
00:09And can you also speak to why the President chose not to use his moment in front of the
00:14cameras to deliver a warning to Putin?
00:16He said, I don't need to speak to Putin, but what he didn't convey was a price that countries
00:22will pay if they abduct Americans for political purposes.
00:26We have made clear through every conceivable channel, and the President has made clear
00:33publicly on repeated occasions over the last two years about the costs and consequences
00:39of aggression, standing against United States interests, and of taking actions that we believe
00:45are unlawful and unjust.
00:48We're going to continue to do that as we go forward.
00:50For the President today, this was a moment to thank our allies.
00:54It was a moment to celebrate the families, and most importantly, it was a moment to lift
00:57up the human achievement of getting both Americans, citizens of friendly countries, and Russian
01:06political prisoners out.
01:08But as the President said, he doesn't need to talk to Putin for Putin to understand where
01:11the President stands.
01:13What about Jimmy Wilkis?
01:14He's been there eight years.
01:15Thank you, Jake.
01:17Eight years.
01:18All right.