After enduring three years in a Russian penal colony, American schoolteacher Marc Fogel was seen kissing his passport and running up the steps of the plane sent to rescue him, a new video released by Russian media documenting his release shows.
Fogel, 63, was given a 14-year prison sentence for possessing medical marijuana in 2021. An employee of the Anglo-American School of Moscow, Fogel spent 27 years teaching overseas and was planning to retire the year he was arrested. An American doctor prescribed the marijuana after Fogel had surgeries on his back, shoulder, and knee.
NEW: Russia released a video showing Marc Fogel’s release.
He kisses his passport and runs up the steps of the plane. pic.twitter.com/kiiH7Lr7BP
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) February 14, 2025
In the video, Fogel is seen being escorted to a van by a masked man, putting on his Pittsburgh Steelers hat on his way to…
