美國教師Marc Fogel從俄羅斯獲釋返美
63歲的美國教師Marc Fogel自2021年起在俄羅斯被拘留，現已獲釋並返回美國，這是由特朗普政府促成的一項外交協議的結果。Fogel因攜帶17克醫用大麻在莫斯科謝列梅捷沃機場被捕，並因毒品走私罪被判處14年俄羅斯勞改營監禁。他的案件引起了國際關注和批評，其家人和支持者認為這一懲罰過於嚴厲且具有政治動機。
Fogel是莫斯科英美學校的歷史教師，在被捕前已在俄羅斯生活和工作了近十年。他於2021年8月被拘留，當時俄羅斯當局發現他用於治療慢性背痛的大麻。儘管他持有賓夕法尼亞州的合法醫療處方，但俄羅斯法律不承認醫用大麻的使用，導致他被定罪。他的家人對拜登政府早些時候未優先處理他的案件表示不滿，因為他被排除在之前的囚犯交換之外，包括2022年籃球明星Brittney Griner的釋放。
Fogel的獲釋是通過由特朗普的中東特使Steve Witkoff主導的談判達成的，Witkoff未經宣布前往莫斯科以促成這項協議。Fogel返回美國後，在白宮受到前總統唐納德·特朗普的歡迎，他表達了感激之情，稱特朗普及其團隊為“英雄”。Fogel形容自己是“地球上最幸運的人”，並感謝那些為他爭取自由的人。特朗普稱這項協議“非常公平、非常合理”，並表示這可能是改善美俄關係和結束烏克蘭戰爭的一步。
Fogel的家人發表聲明表達了他們的寬慰和感激之情，稱過去三年是“我們生命中最黑暗和最痛苦的時期”。他的獲釋標誌著一項重要的外交成就，儘管有關協議條款及其對美俄關係的更廣泛影響的問題仍然存在。至少還有10名美國人被拘留於俄羅斯，這突顯了兩國之間持續的緊張關係。
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