Video shows Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich during Russia-West prisoner swap
negotiators after he was arrested in 2021 for trying to enter Russia with about half an ounce of medical marijuana used to treat a back injury.“I don’t think the administration is trying hard enough for him,” she added. “I guess because he is a common American citizen.
Malphine Fogel has long been advocating for her son’s release, pointing out that he had been in jail for longer than Gershkovich and Kurmasheva and was arrested forShe said that her son has never been declared “wrongfully detained” by the State Department — unlike Gershkovich, Kurmasheva and Whelan.
“As we celebrate the good news of today, we cannot forget about Marc and the Fogel family,” Casey said in a statement. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the US will continue to build on the success of Thursday’s release to free those detained in Russia, including Marc. “We’re going to build on it, drawing inspiration and continued courage from it for all of those who were held hostage or wrongfully detained around the world. And that includes Marc Fogel, who we are actively working to get his release from Russia as well,” Sullivan told reporters.First photo shows smiling Evan Gershkovich with other hostages since they were freed in prisoner swapSimone Biles holds up bedazzled goat necklace after winning sixth gold medal at Paris OlympicsR.I.
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