American dad who went to Russia to get his kids is another Putin hostage

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Houston-area man detained in Russia for months due to 'political purposes,' Rep. Kevin Brady says

Kevin Brady says"Mr. Barnes has been arrested and detained for political purposes, and my office is working with the State Department to bring him back to Texas as soon as possible," Rep. Kevin Brady told ABC News in a statement. "We continue to urge the Biden administration to do all it can to resolve this situation and free Mr. Barnes.

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David traveled from suburban Houston to Moscow in December 2021 in an effort to gain legal clearance to either see his children or bring them home, after his Russian ex-wife allegedly violated a court custody order and fled the United States with them, according to his family.

In August 2020, a judge in Montgomery County signed an order designating David as the sole managing conservator of his children, which gave him rights to decide the primary home for his children, make decisions regarding their education, represent them in legal actions, and possess their passports.

David's ex-wife is herself now wanted in the U.S. on a felony charge of interference with child custody, after she fled with the children in 2019. "David Barnes traveled to Russia in an honest attempt to reunite with his children, who had been kidnapped by their mother and taken to Russia illegally," Brady said. "This is a child custody dispute, not a criminal matter."
https://abc13.com/americans-detained-in-russia-david-barnes-houston-man-russian-prison-swap-offer/12095733/