Yaroshenko told what helped him survive in a difficult situation during his imprisonment in the United States

“Faith in the Russian people, in the Russian government and the Russian president.

Only this faith helped to endure in this very difficult situation,” he said.

Yaroshenko also said that “the support of relatives, family, the Russian people, the government, and Russian diplomats helped him to endure all these years.”

“And the belief that sooner or later I will be at home, that they will fight for me to the end.

And thanks to the efforts of our diplomats and personally our President Vladimir Vladimirovich, I nevertheless ended up [here],” the Russian added.

Earlier, Yaroshenko told RT that after being abducted by the American special services, he was tortured "brutally and professionally" - so that in the future "you could deal with him."

Also in an interview with RT, he stated that he would try to condemn the United States government for the actions committed against him.

On April 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that as a result of a long negotiation process between Moscow and Washington, Trevor Reed, who was convicted in Russia for attacking a policeman, was exchanged for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was convicted in the United States.