Russia to get back jailed cybercrime boss from US after freeing teacher Marc Fogel; Belarus releases three detainees, including American
Washington DC, US/Moscow, Russia Reuters The United States is freeing a Russian cybercrime boss from prison in return for Moscow’s release of American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, a US official said on Wednesday. The Kremlin said the deal – the first it has struck with the new administration of President Donald Trump – could help build […]
American Marc Fogel greeted by Trump after being released from prison by Russia
Washington DC, US Reuters American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, freed by Russia after three and a half years in prison, got a flag-waving welcome from US President Donald Trump at a snowy White House on Tuesday after a flight home from Moscow. “I feel like the luckiest man on earth right now,” said Fogel, an American […]
Russia frees American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after four years
Washington DC, US Reuters Russia released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel on Tuesday following an unannounced visit to Moscow by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, the White House said. The release of 63-year-old Fogel, who has been detained in Russia since August, 2021, comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to improve relations with Moscow as […]