At least one U.S. citizen released from detention in Belarus, Trump official says

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At least one U.S. citizen released from detention in Belarus, Trump official says

Trump apparent chat with Putin on Fogel

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Washington — At least one U.S. citizen who was being detained in Belarus was released Wednesday, the United States’ top hostage negotiator said. 

Adam Boehler, the U.S. envoy for hostages, told CNN that the individual’s name “at this point needs to remain private.” Several other individuals were released as part of the deal, he said. 

The news comes a day after Marc Fogel, an American teacher who had been held in Russia since 2021, was freed by the Kremlin. 

President Trump said Tuesday that another American held abroad would be released Wednesday, too, saying, “somebody else is being released tomorrow that you will know of.” But he did not elaborate further.

Fogel met with President Trump at the White House late Tuesday, shortly after arriving back in the U.S. 

The Biden administration only recently declared Fogel to be wrongfully detained, years after his arrest on drug charges in Moscow. His family said Fogel was carrying 17 grams of ********** to treat chronic back pain. 

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

Caitlin Yilek

Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

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