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Russian citizen jailed in US released in exchange for Fogel: Kremlin

US detainee Marc Fogel freed by Russia, heading home: White House
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Moscow and Washington agreed to release a Russian citizen jailed in the United States as part of an exchange that saw the release of jailed American Marc Fogel, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two sides had agreed the “release of Fogel and one Russian citizen, who is held in detention in the United States,” adding the identity of the freed Russian would be revealed once they were back in Russia.

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