U.S. citizen Robert Woodland, accused of drug trafficking, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2024.

Robert Romanov Woodland, an American who had been teaching English in Russia, was just sentenced to 12 years in a maximum security Russian penal colony on drug charges, it was reported ...

Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, stands in a glass cage during a court hearing, July 4, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. On Tuesday, a Russian court rejected Woodland's appeal against his ...

Robert Woodland, who's believed to be a U.S.-Russian dual national who was living outside Moscow and working as a teacher, was detained in January and has been in custody ever since.

The sentence of Robert Woodland was reduced from 12.5 years to 9.5 years on Tuesday, his attorney, Stanislav Kshevitsky, told Reuters. It’s unclear why Woodland’s sentence was shortened.

Robert Woodland, right, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, stands in a glass cage as he talks with his lawyer Stanislav Kshevitsky prior to a court hearing, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.

Robert Woodland, a U.S. citizen, has been sentenced to prison in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, multiple outlets have reported. Woodland was sentenced Thursday by a Russian court to … ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. citizen Robert Woodland, accused of drug trafficking, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2024.

Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, has been convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in a maximum security prison.

MOSCOW (AP) — Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday, court officials and his ...