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"Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that Mr. Witkoff is leaving Russian airspace with Marc Fogel, an American who was detained
Truth Social ^ | 2/11/25 | Mike Waltz

Posted on 02/11/2025 10:55:23 AM PST by hardspunned

Statement from National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz...

(Excerpt) Read more at truthsocial.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: fogel; marcfogel; russia
This is significant. Little things add up.
1 posted on 02/11/2025 10:55:23 AM PST by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

Winning.


2 posted on 02/11/2025 10:57:00 AM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: hardspunned

MSM probably will ignore it or just mention it in passing like it was insignificant....................


3 posted on 02/11/2025 10:57:02 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: hardspunned

they sure do. Under the dems you get nothing. Zip. I’ll take a bit at a time any day.


4 posted on 02/11/2025 10:57:03 AM PST by Strict9
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To: Strict9

Not sure I ever heard of the guy. This is from Wiki:

In August 2021, Fogel entered Russia through customs at Sheremetyevo Airport when around half an ounce of medical marijuana was found in his luggage. The substance had been prescribed to him in the United States to treat chronic pain.[5]

In June 2022, Fogel was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 14 years in prison. In October 2022, he was transferred from a detention center in Moscow to a penal colony, where he will serve the remainder of his sentence.[6]

In May 2022, the US State Department designated basketball player Brittney Griner as being wrongfully detained, but did not do so for Fogel. Fogel’s case has not generated nearly the public attention that Griner’s case garnered.[7] Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has voiced his dissatisfaction with the Biden administration’s handling of the case.[8]


5 posted on 02/11/2025 11:01:10 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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To: Strict9

Under the dems you get nothing. Zip.


Now let’s be fair. Didn’t Brandon get that WNBA player back in exchange for a Russian arms merchant? /s


6 posted on 02/11/2025 11:01:45 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: hardspunned

Excellent. Yes things are moving in the right direction. This is a small sign of good faith by Russia. Even though everyone knows Russia is causing itself great harm and wants to get out this conflict Trump knows they have to save face in the process.


7 posted on 02/11/2025 11:02:04 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

Kellogg has been running around saying nonsensical things while drawing all attention away from what has been occurring on the Q.T.


8 posted on 02/11/2025 11:06:05 AM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months )
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To: hardspunned

Praise the LORD!


9 posted on 02/11/2025 11:20:03 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: hardspunned

Another dope-head released. Don’t do drugs in other countries, fools.


10 posted on 02/11/2025 11:25:40 AM PST by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: Flaming Conservative

This guy is a graduate of my alma mater. His poor family in Pennsylvania has been trying for years to get him released from Russian prisons. Biden did nothing. I don’t think he ever met with them. With David McCormick and Donald Trump in office, things have changed.


11 posted on 02/11/2025 11:28:42 AM PST by PA Presbyterian (Never Surrender!)
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To: monkeyshine

BREAKING: SPECIAL POSO DISPATCH FROM EUROPE

VANCE TO MUNICH

HEGSETH TO BRUSSELS

BESSENT TO UKRAINE


12 posted on 02/11/2025 11:28:48 AM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months )
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To: hardspunned

Excellent!


13 posted on 02/11/2025 11:33:02 AM PST by FES0844
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To: hardspunned

Another thing Biden couldn’t do.


14 posted on 02/11/2025 11:34:45 AM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: hardspunned

Fogel’s mother was just on Fox, said she met with candidate Trump in Butler (!). he promised her he’d get him out if elected. it was hoped that he would come out with Gershkowitz (sp?)last August but no. he was arrested about the same time as Griner- but she got special treatment by Biden.anyway his mother relayed special thanks to 47 - promises made, promises kept.


15 posted on 02/11/2025 11:39:13 AM PST by avital2
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To: hanamizu

yeah they could have kept her/him. I’m good.


16 posted on 02/11/2025 12:02:33 PM PST by Strict9
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To: hardspunned

WITKOFF TO MOSCOW


17 posted on 02/11/2025 12:13:42 PM PST by avital2
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To: avital2

Thanks for sharing that! Mom must be so happy!


18 posted on 02/11/2025 12:16:32 PM PST by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: 21twelve

“ Fogel entered Russia through customs at Sheremetyevo Airport when around half an ounce of medical marijuana was found in his luggage.”

Not to pile on , but that’s a super stupid thing to have done.
A person doesn’t want to have even walked by someone with pot if you go to Russia .
Of course going to Russia would be as attractive as walking through Harlem in a KKK costume.


19 posted on 02/11/2025 12:21:22 PM PST by HereInTheHeartland (“I don’t really care, Margaret.”)
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To: hardspunned

Good. Finally the adults are back in charge. Biden and his team were insane. We should have been using shuttle diplomacy and talking to everyone the whole time to find an end to that war. It was stupid and now finding out that USAID was paying celebrities millions of dollars to fly to Kiev to meet with Zelenskyy on camera for propaganda makes me think even more sideways about what’s been going on there.


20 posted on 02/11/2025 12:59:24 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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