US, Russian regimes exchange hostages

Source: Fox News

“An American teacher detained by Russia is heading back to American soil, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. … ‘President Trump, Steve Witkoff and the President’s advisors negotiated an exchange that serves as a show of good faith from the Russians and a sign we are moving in the right direction to end the brutal and terrible war in Ukraine,’ [National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said]. Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, was serving a 14-year prison sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for being in possession of drugs, which his family and supporters said were medically prescribed marijuana.” (02/11/25)

https://www.foxnews.com/world/american-marc-fogel-released-from-russian-custody