Marc Fogel, an American who had been held in Russia Since 2021 landed back on Tuesday in the US.
Fogel, a history teacher who worked at the Anglo-American school in Moscow, returned to the US after his release with the Trump government after his release from Russia.
He served a 14-year prison sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport possession of drugsOf which his family said he was prescribed medical marijuana.
Marc Fogel, a history teacher in Pennsylvania who worked at the Anglo-American school in Moscow, returned to American soil on Tuesday evening, after Russia, where he had been held since 2021. (The White House via X)
American Marc Fogel released from Russian custody
US President Donald Trump greeted former prisoner Marc Fogel when he arrives on 11 February 2025 in the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shen/AFP Te Ting via Getty images)
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US President Donald Trump held an event to welcome back, released the American teacher Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since 2021 in the White House in Washington, DC, US, 11 February 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Fogel was seen in a photo posted by the White house Smiling on social media and raising his fist while he was wrapped in an American flag while he walked on our bottom of the plane.
“Marc Fogel is back !!! Promises made, promises !!!” The White House wrote on X.
