U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap
Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.
The Biden administration and the family of Trevor Reed say the U.S. Marine veteran is out of Russian prison and safely on his way back to the U.S. The decision follows years of advocacy by his family and recent reports that his health was rapidly declining.
Russian Foreign Ministry says Reed Konstantin Yaroshenko in a prisoner swap that took place in an unspecified European country. Yaroshenko to 20 years in prison for conspiring to import more than $100 million worth of cocaine into the U.S.
