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President Biden promises to end ‘nightmare’ of Americans detained in Russia
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WASHINGTON, 01 April 2022, (TON): White House said “US President Joe Biden met with the parents of a former US Marine imprisoned in Russia and promised to work to end the nightmare of his detention.”
US citizen Trevor Reed is serving a nine-year prison term in a penal colony some 500 kilometers (300 miles) southeast of Moscow after being convicted of assaulting police officers while drunk in 2019.
Presidential spokeswoman Jen Psaki said “President Biden met with Joey and Paula Reed, the parents of Trevor Reed, who is wrongfully detained in Russia.”
“During their meeting, the President reiterated his commitment to continue to work to secure the release of Trevor, Paul Whelan, and other Americans wrongfully held in Russia and elsewhere.”
“We understand the pain felt by all of Trevor’s families and friends enduring the nightmare of his absence, which we are committed to bringing to an end.”
A spokesman for Reed said “the ex-Marine was back on hunger strike and back in solitary.”
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