Trevor Reed's parents discuss their son's ordeal in Russian prison
Joey and Paula Reed spoke to their son on the phone after he was released in a prisoner swap Wednesday.
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Joey and Paula Reed spoke to their son on the phone after he was released in a prisoner swap Wednesday.
Trevor Reed's parents, Paula and Joey, sat down with Norah O'Donnell to discuss their yearslong fight for their son's freedom and the moment they found out their son was being released from a Russian prison.
Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed has been freed from Russia in a prisoner swap. Russia convicted him in 2020 on assault charges, but Reed has maintained his innocence and the U.S. has said he was wrongfully imprisoned. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Russia is accused of gas blackmail after cutting off supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. Meanwhile, fears are growing another front could be developing along Ukraine's border with Moldova. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay gives an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.
The ex-U.S. Marine arrived early Thursday. Moscow said a "lengthy negotiation process" resulted in his being freed in exchange for a Russian pilot jailed on drug charges.
Russian media released footage of American Trevor Reed being escorted to an airport in Moscow. Russia and the U.S. agreed to a prisoner exchange, trading Trevor Reed for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in the U.S.
The White House says marine Trevor Reed is heading back to the United States following a prisoner swap with Russia, CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports. But the family of Paul Whelan, who remains jailed in Russia, wants answers. The family's lawyer Ryan Fayhee spoke with CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen about the exchange.
The fighting continues to rage in Ukraine as Russia moves to cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Kyiv. Then, Joe Inwood from our partners at the BBC spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about how much of an impact the lack of gas will have and the explosions in Moldova that no one has owned up to yet.
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Russia and the U.S. have swapped prisoners, securing the release of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed. Reed was jailed in 2020 on assault charges stemming from a night out drinking in Moscow the previous year. The White House released a statement in which President Joe Biden said he had informed the family of Reed's freedom.
CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay toured Slavutych, the Ukrainian town outside the Chernobyl exclusion zone that was built specifically for the evacuees in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster. But today its residents are yet again in a dangerously precarious position, just a few miles from both the Russian and Belarus borders, both of which have been violated by Russian forces in the invasion.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the threat of a nuclear conflict and the outbreak of World War III is "real" amid the war in Ukraine. Chris Livesay reports.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is reaffirming Western support for Ukraine. He said the West will "keep moving heaven and earth" to help the nation defend itself against Russia. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.
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As Russia's attacks on Ukraine intensify, many are seeking shelter in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, under a tent in a mall parking lot. Charlie D'Agata visited that refuge and talked to the people about how they escaped the fighting.
The U.S. envoy to the U.N. says the resolution will help address Russia's "shameful pattern of abusing its veto privilege" on the Security Council.
America's top military leaders continue to push NATO allies to send more military aid to Ukraine, as Russia targets the country's critical infrastructure. BBC News correspondent and producer Joe Inwood joins "CBS News Mornings" with more from Kyiv.
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The White House has announced the nomination of Bridget Brink as the next U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. It comes after top U.S. officials secretly traveled to Kyiev to meet with President Zelenskyy. Robert Bell, the former defense adviser to the ambassador to NATO, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss what this all means for the future or the war in Ukraine.