Russia has released a second U.S. citizen in a week as a goodwill gesture ahead of U.S.-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Kalob Wayne Byers, 28, a nurse and musician, was detained at a Moscow airport on February 7 for drug smuggling. He was held with his 24-year-old fiancée on charges involving cannabis-laced marmalade. While Byers’ release is seen as a ‘miracle’ by his parents, it’s unclear if his fiancée was freed. His release follows Russia's pardon of Marc Fogel, 63, a teacher who had been held since 2021 on similar charges. Read the full story at
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