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A Russian held in a U.S. prison will be repatriated to Russia following the release of U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who was returned to the United States on Tuesday, Moscow said.
"In exchange for Fogel, a Russian citizen imprisoned in the United States will be returned to Russia in the coming days," Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, said on Wednesday.
With an American flag draped over his shoulders, Marc Fogel, the American "teacher" freed from a Russian prison, arrived at the White House on Tuesday night and was welcomed by President Donald Trump.
Fogel, 63, had been serving a 14-year prison sentence in a Russian prison colony after being arrested in 2021 on drug charges.
"I am not a hero," Fogel said, addressing reporters from the White House. "President Donald Trump is a hero."
At times overcome with emotion, Fogel thanked his family -- including his 95-year-old mother, who pleaded his case to Trump at a campaign rally last year.
He also thanked President Putin, who played a key role in negotiating Fogel's release.
https://www.state.gov/release-of-marc-fogel/
"In exchange for Fogel, a Russian citizen imprisoned in the United States will be returned to Russia in the coming days," Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, said on Wednesday.
With an American flag draped over his shoulders, Marc Fogel, the American "teacher" freed from a Russian prison, arrived at the White House on Tuesday night and was welcomed by President Donald Trump.
Fogel, 63, had been serving a 14-year prison sentence in a Russian prison colony after being arrested in 2021 on drug charges.
"I am not a hero," Fogel said, addressing reporters from the White House. "President Donald Trump is a hero."
At times overcome with emotion, Fogel thanked his family -- including his 95-year-old mother, who pleaded his case to Trump at a campaign rally last year.
He also thanked President Putin, who played a key role in negotiating Fogel's release.
https://www.state.gov/release-of-marc-fogel/
