Alabama: Mother of U.S. Fighter Freed in Ukraine describes moment of reuniting with son

In a state of shock, Mrs. Drueke, mother of the former U.S. soldier freed in Ukraine tells of the incredible events which led a son back to his mother, like the miracles of an enslaved exile brought back into his home nation as a free man. Drueke: "This morning I was reading a book to my little three year old grandson and I got a phone call that said Saudi Arabia. And I thought I don't know anyone in Saudi Arabia but these days I'm just taking it anyway. So I took the call and um it was it was a woman at the at the embassy the U. S. Embassy there in Saudi Arabia. And she verified who I was and then she said I have your son standing next to me and he wants to speak to you. And I went Alex? And I heard him say um hi mama it's me your favorite child. Which is a running joke because he has other siblings. And, and I said well you just do anything to make that as we once had great, and he said I'm free and I said what? And he said, "I'm free," and I said, free?" And he said, "yes I'm free." And my mind just couldn't comprehend it because there had been no warning. It just came out of the blue. It even surprised the State Department how quickly this happened. Um, you know nobody's complaining, we're all really happy about it. But it was it was quite a surprise."