Russia releases US Navy veteran who crossed border

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Russia releases US Navy veteran who crossed border
By The Associated Press
 Jan 12, 04:54 PM
A warning sign stands on the Russian side next to a Lithuanian border fence near the precise point where the borders of Poland, Lithuania and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad meet as seen on Oct. 28, 2022, near Zerdziny, Poland.
A warning sign stands on the Russian side next to a Lithuanian border fence near the precise point where the borders of Poland, Lithuania and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad meet as seen on Oct. 28, 2022, near Zerdziny, Poland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Russia has released a U.S. Navy veteran who apparently illegally crossed the border from Poland into the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad last year and was held there for nine months.

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced that Taylor Dudley had been handed over to U.S. custody in Poland on Thursday.

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