“You Don’t Just Ask Putin to Do Something for Nothing”: As Russia’s War Escalates, a Family’s Plea for Their Son’s Release From Russian Prison Becomes More Desperate

“We just thought it would be our worst-case scenario,” a tearful Paula Reed told me, speaking of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I’ve had a lot of sleepless nights; a lot of emotional days.” Reed, who lives near Fort Worth, Texas, not only shares in the horror of Americans watching Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine unfold, her 30-year-old son, Trevor Reed, has been in a Russian prison since July 2020. Trevor was convicted of endangering Russian police and sentenced to nine years, a ruling the United States has deemed a wrongful conviction. As Russia stockpiled munitions and flooded troops to the… Read Full Article