They say he once protected Biden. Now jailed American's parents want President to stand up for their son

The parents of former US Marine Trevor Reed, who has been detained in Russia for almost 2 years, are urging US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to work out a deal to send him home.

Geneva, Switzerland The parents of a former US Marine imprisoned in Russia are pleading with Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to work out a deal to send him home.

Paula and Joey Reed hope Wednesday's summit between the leaders will allow a resolution to nearly two years of detention for their son, Trevor Reed."He's being held as a pawn to try and leverage concessions in a political dispute between our two countries in which he has no part, and it's time to let him come home to Texas," the two wrote in a statement obtained first by CNN.

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