{"id":1455276,"date":"2022-04-27T09:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455276"},"modified":"2022-04-27T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:29:40","slug":"u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-freed-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-drug-trafficker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-freed-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-drug-trafficker\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Marine Veteran Trevor Reed Freed From Russian Prison In Exchange For Drug Trafficker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-freed-from-russian-prison-in-exchange-for-drug-trafficker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-38.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed has been released from a Russian prison in exchange for a convicted Russian drug trafficker after Reed was held behind bars since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Reed\u2019s release comes in a surprise deal, taking place as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine that started on February 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we welcome home Trevor Reed and celebrate his return to the family that missed him dearly. Trevor, a former U.S. Marine, is free from Russian detention,\u201d President Joe Biden said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/04\/27\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-return-of-trevor-reed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard in the voices of Trevor\u2019s parents how much they\u2019ve worried about his health and missed his presence. And I was delighted to be able to share with them the good news about Trevor\u2019s freedom,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s statement noted the efforts were led by the nation\u2019s Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan, and several others to ensure Reed\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe negotiations that allowed us to bring Trevor home required difficult decisions that I do not take lightly. His safe return is a testament to the priority my Administration places on bringing home Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad,\u201d Biden noted.<\/p>\n<p>Reed\u2019s parents were also thrilled at the news of their son\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, our prayers have been answered and Trevor is safely on his way back to the United States,\u201d his family said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/04\/27\/us-russia-prisoner-swap-trevor-reed-yaroshenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Reed was given nine years in prison in July 2020 for \u201cendangering\u201d Russian police officers after a night of drinking in Moscow in 2019, according to The Washington Post. The former Marine denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cIn recent weeks, Reed\u2019s family and U.S. lawmakers have renewed calls for his release as his parents said his health was worsening. U.S. lawmakers and diplomats have denounced his sentence, and the ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, described the evidence used to convict Reed as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembrupress\/status\/1288840649299591168?s=21\">ridiculous,<\/a>\u2018\u201d The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/04\/27\/us-russia-prisoner-swap-trevor-reed-yaroshenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Just two weeks ago, Reed\u2019s appeal was turned down and sent to a lower court. \u201cOnly two weeks ago a Russian court\u00a0<span class=\"link\">dismissed Reed\u2019s legal appeal<\/span> against his conviction and prison sentence and sent the case down to a lower court. The decision was lamented by U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, who said at the time that Reed \u2018remains in prison for a crime he didn\u2019t commit,&#8217;\u201d CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trevor-reed-russia-prisoner-swap-us-marine-exchange-konstantin-yaroshenko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Russian drug trafficker exchanged in the prisoner swap was Konstantin Yaroshenko. He was serving a 20-year sentence for a conviction to smuggle more than $100 million worth of cocaine into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Reed is not the only notable American detained in Russia. WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/shes-a-political-prisoner-wnbas-brittney-griner-remains-in-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> in March on drug charges and is still being detained.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan has been detained in Russia since 2018 on accusations of spying. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/paul-whelan-russian-prison-sentence-b9cc981b-84a9-4630-9c24-899c3e2472fe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to 16 years in prison in June 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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