[Foreign Media: List of Detainees the US Side Hopes Russia Will Release]

On May 20, according to Reuters citing sources, Russian President Putin and U.S. President Trump discussed a new prisoner exchange plan during their phone call on May 19. Reuters released the list of 9 Americans in Russia whom the U.S. hopes to bring back through prisoner exchanges. The details are as follows:

1. Stephen James Hubbard

In October 2024, he was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in prison by a Russian court for "fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine." He was arrested when Russian forces controlled the city of Izyum in Ukraine in 2022.

2. Robert Gilman

In October 2024, he was sentenced to 7 years and 1 month in prison for "assaulting prison staff and investigators in Voronezh detention center," with an additional one-year sentence added in April. He was previously serving time for assaulting police officers.

3. Gordon Black

U.S. Army Sergeant, in May 2024, he was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison (later reduced to 3 years and 2 months) for suspicion of stealing 10,000 rubles from his Russian girlfriend and threatening murder.

4. Daniel Joseph Schneider

In September 2024, he was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Kaliningrad Regional Court for "kidnapping" after taking his 4-year-old son out of Russia without his mother's consent.

5. Joseph Tate

In August 2024, he was detained for 15 days for "insulting hotel staff in Moscow," and was under investigation for assaulting police officers. In April, the court found him not criminally responsible and sent him to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

6. Michael Travis Leek

Former U.S. paratrooper and musician, in July 2024, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for drug smuggling.

7. Robert Romanov Woodland

An American of Russian descent adopted by an American family since childhood, returned to Russia as an English teacher, in July 2023, he was sentenced to 12.5 years (later reduced to 9.5 years) for attempted drug trafficking.

8. Eugene Spektor

A Russian-American citizen sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for bribery, and in August 2023, he was also charged with espionage.

9. David Barnes

In February 2024, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for "abusing two sons in the United States," involving a custody dispute with his former Russian wife.

The sources said that this list is the preliminary demand of the U.S. side, and the final exchange candidates and conditions still need further negotiation between both parties.

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