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April 27, 2022

Trevor Reed Freed in U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap
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Russia and the United States have participated in a prisoner swap.
Russia has released Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian
pilot who was jailed in Connecticut on drug charges. Reed had been
jailed in Russia since 2019. Russia is continuing to hold WNBA player
Brittney Griner, who was arrested in February after authorities say they
found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage at an
airport near Moscow.


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