Russia Has Released Trevor Reed in Prisoner Exchange – Attention Drawn to the Griner Case

Reed was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia and was charged with assault in 2020. He has recently been traded for Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is a pilot from Russia. Yaroshenko was put behind bars in the U.S. for over 10 years on account of smuggling drugs.

Reed’s “safe return is a testament to the priority my Administration places on bringing home Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad”, President Joe Biden said.

A senior U.S. official and the Russian foreign ministry say Russia released a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow while the U.S. released a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a prison sentence in Connecticut. https://t.co/7zwWH233Vk

— KOAA News5 (@KOAA) April 27, 2022

Trevor Reed’s release is now drawing attention to the imprisonment of Brittney Griner, who is also jailed in Russia on being found carrying hashish oil in her luggage. For those who don’t know, Griner is an American professional basketball player. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury or the Women’s National Basketball Association.

It took 3 years to get the exchange done for Trevor Reed, they’ve been working on Paul Whelan since 2018, might be a while for Brittney.

— The Errant Wolf (@theerrantwolf) April 27, 2022

Read: What We Know About Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia

Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, said on Instagram that her “heart is overflowing with joy for The Reed Family. I do not personally know them, but I do the pain of having your loved one detained in a foreign country. That level of pain is constant and can only be remediated by a safe return home. For the Reed family, that day is today.”

Man I hope Britney Griner is ok. That shit is not a game! Praying for her.

— Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) April 27, 2022

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