The U.S. President views the release of Fogel by Russia as an opportunity to end the war in Ukraine.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, expressed hope that the release of an American by Moscow will mark the "beginning of relations" that will put an end to the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Le Monde, as noted by UNN.

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An American school teacher, who lived in Russia and taught at an Anglo-American school in Moscow, Mark Vogel, was detained in Russia in 2021 for attempting to cross the border with 17 grams of medical cannabis. In June 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years behind bars.

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