Moscow on Tuesday freed an American prisoner after the first-known visit by a member of President Donald Trump’s administration to Russia, in a deal the White House said bodes well for ending the Ukraine war.The White House said Trump secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American jailed since 2021 on drug charges, as part of an “exchange,” without offering further details.Steve Witkoff, who serves as his Middle East envoy, was involved in the release and was “leaving Russian airspace” with Fogel, the White House said.”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,” US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in a statement. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION1:35 WHY WAS MARC FOGEL IN RUSSIAN JAIL?2:30 FOGEL FREED AS PART OF AN ‘EXCHANGE’4:18 TRUMP CALLS FOGEL’S RELEASE A “GOODWILL IN WAR”
