White House national security adviser Mike Waltz later announced in a statement: "Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that Mr. Witkoff is leaving Russian airspace with Marc Fogel, an American who was detained by Russia.
The move was announced by White House special envoy Steve Witkoff who said they were heading back to the US with Fogel.
"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.".
Fogel was finally freed from captivity after a meeting with President Donald Trump's envoy in Moscow today.
AMERICAN schoolteacher Marc Fogel has been released from a Russian prison after being jailed over trumped up drug charges.
