WASHINGTON — Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released, the White House announced on Tuesday. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russian airspace with Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, and he's expected to be reunited with his family by the end of the day.

A visiting US envoy secured the release of a history teacher detained in Russia, the White House said. A US official called it a "show of good faith" and sign of moving in the "right direction" to end the war in Ukraine.

The White House announced Tuesday that it has negotiated the release of Marc Fogel​, an American teacher who was imprisoned in Russia.