Fogel was sentenced to 14 years in prison in Russia, which the U.S. has condemned as a wrongful detention, after a small amount of medical cannabis was found in his luggage.

American school teacher Marc Fogel has been released from a Russian prison after three and a half years in captivity, national security adviser Mike Waltz shared Tuesday. The 63-year-old, whom U.S. authorities had designated as wrongfully detained,

An American citizen imprisoned in Russia since 2021 arrived back in the US late on Tuesday. US special envoy Steve Witkoff had secured the release of Marc Fogel, the White House announced on Tuesday.