Dudley’s release from Kaliningrad, Russia was announced by former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and the Richardson Center.
The center negotiates for the release of American prisoners and hostages in hostile regimes or countries.
Dudley had been attending a music festival in Poland before crossing the border into Russia according to CNN, which first reported his release.
Dudley was released Thursday at a Russia-Poland border crossing and is with his mother and a team from the Richardson Center. He’s currently on his way home.
In a statement, Richardson said despite the “current environment” between the U-S and Russia, Russian authorities did the right thing.
