As Trump-Putin summit nears, family of American held in Russia hopes for another prisoner exchange

As President Trump prepares to meet with Putin in Alaska, the family of David Barnes, the longest-serving American prisoner in Russia, hopes for discussions on a potential prisoner exchange. Barnes has been detained since January 2022 on charges related to alleged abuse in Texas, which were investigated and deemed not credible by U.S. authorities, and his family is advocating for him to be designated as wrongfully detained.

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