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American educator Marc Fogel has been released from Russian custody after being detained since August 2021. The release was secured through negotiations led by President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who personally escorted Fogel out of Russia.
Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in 2021 for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana prescribed for chronic back pain. He was subsequently convicted of drug trafficking in 2022 and sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony. His case drew attention. . .
