Aide says US had tried to include Marc Fogel in prisoner swap and officials will do ‘what they can’ to bring him home
Deputy US national security adviser Jonathan Finer said Sunday that the White House worked hard to get Pennsylvania schoolteacher Marc Fogel included in the recent landmarkinvolving Russia and western American allies – and though those efforts were unsuccessful, government officials continue doing “what they can” to bring him home as soon as possible.
He has reportedly been teaching English to fellow Russian prisoners while he serves his sentence and waits to see if the US can help secure his freedom before the completion of his term.completed Thursday. But he was not released alongside US journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva as well as retired US marine Paul Whelan.
Finer also referenced working with Congress on legislation that provided mechanisms to sanction “countries and officials who conduct these sorts of wrongful or unlawful detentions”.
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