As one American hostage Reach back to the US on Tuesday evening, another is expected to be released on Wednesday.
Special envoy for hostages Adam Boehler together with State Secretary Marco Rubio said during an interview on CNN on Tuesday that “we still come in an American (Wednesday).”
Neither of the guest would say who the hostage was or where they were.
In a telephone interview with FOX News -Gastheer Sean Hannity about “Hannity,” said Boehler, “it will also be unilateral, and I cannot release until the person is released. Of course it can jeopardize a hostage, and that I can be able to don’t do it.
The news came as an American teacher who was that held by RussiaMarc Fogel, returned to the US and met President Donald Trump in the White House late on Tuesday evening.
American Marc Fogel released from Russian custody
Marc Fogel, a history teacher of Pennsylvania who worked at the Anglo-American school in Moscow, returns to the American soil on Tuesday evening, after Russia, where he had been held since 2021, released him after conversations with Trump-Administration officials. (The White House via X)
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Tuesday in a statement that President Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff announced that he left Russian airspace with Fogel, and added that Witkoff and the advisers of the president were negotiating “an exchange that has a good show Van the Russians.
Waltz also said that the Exange is a sign that things are “moving in the right direction to end the brutal and terrible War in Ukraine. “
Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, served a 14-year prison sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport because he was in possession of drugs, of which his family and supporters said they were medically prescribed marijuana.
Marc Fogel was released on Tuesday from the Russian detention. (Fox News)
Fogel, 63, was referred to as incorrectly held by the US government. In the nine years prior to his arrest, he taught at the Anglo-American school in Moscow.
In a statement, Fogel’s wife Jane and Sons Ethan and Sam said that they were “grateful, relieved and overwhelmed” that he had been released.
Waltz said in his statement: “Since President Trump’s sworn, he has successfully protected the release of Americans around the world and President Trump will continue until all Americans being held back to the United States.
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Fogel, 63 years old, taught Aas Moscow (formerly known as the Anglo-American school of Moscow). (Photos thanks to Ellen Keelan and Lisa Hyland)
“By tonight, Marc Fogel will be on American soil and reunited thanks to his family and loved ones President Trump’s Leadership, “he added.
Fogel was omitted in August 2024 from a massive prisoner who freed several Americans, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Corporate Security Executive Paul Whelan.
Fogel never complained about the circumstances of his detention, apart from the fact that he was actually held, his mother said.
Fogel graduated in 1984 at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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“After graduating at IUP, Marc devoted his life – 36 years – to education,” the president of the school, Michael Driscoll, wrote last year. “He gave history courses at schools attended by children of American diplomats in Colombia, Venezuela, Oman and Malaysia.”
This is a developing story. Come back for updates.
Greg Norman from FOX News Digital has contributed to this report.
