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A Russian citizen was released as part of an exchange involving American teacher Marc Fogel and will return to Russia soon, the Kremlin said.
Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Wednesday that a recent intensification of contacts between Russian and US departments led to Fogel’s release, as well as “one of the citizens of the Russian Federation” who is “currently being held in detention in the United States.”
The individual “will soon return to Russia,” according to Peskov, who added that his identity will be revealed once he is on Russian soil.
Fogel arrived at the White House late Tuesday draped in an American flag and was…