Russia says it swaps former U.S. Marine Reed for Russian prisoner held in U.S. -Breaking
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO : A former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed was taken into custody in 2019. He is accused of attacking police officers during a court hearing held in Moscow on July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister announced Wednesday that it has traded Trevor Reed from the United States for Konstantin Yaroshenko. Yaroshenko was currently serving a 20 year sentence in America.
Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said that Wednesday’s prisoner swap was the outcome of lengthy negotiations.
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