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| Title: | Did Putin Promote Drug Smuggler U.S. Exchanged for Ex-Marine? |
| URL: | https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-putin-promote-drug-smuggler-us-exchanged-ex-marine-1755467 |
| Publisher: | Newsweek |
| Date published: | October 28, 2022 |
| Description: | True. Konstantin Yaroshenko was convicted in 2011 for his involvement in a major drug smuggling operation. It is also true that he was part of a prisoner exchange that also included Trevor Reed, a former U.S. marine. In October 2022, Yaroshenko was indeed appointed to civic office by the Russian president’s decree, having earlier expressed an interest in “human rights advocacy” and “social work.” |
