Central Montana Times

U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced the passage of his resolution this week calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher who has been detained in Russia since August 2021 and given a criminal sentence deemed unjust and disproportionate.

"Every important milestone in Marc Fogel’s life since August of 2021 has been spent away from his friends and family in a Russian prison. I’m glad to see my resolution calling on the Biden administration to do everything it can to bring Marc home pass the U.S. Senate. We will keep fighting until he is reunited with his loved ones," said Daines.

Senator Daines introduced the bipartisan resolution demanding Russia release Marc Fogel in July 2023. He also sent a letter with former U.S. ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the State Department to deem Marc Fogel as wrongfully detained and prioritize securing his release from Russia in June 2024.

Last July, Senator Daines honored Marc Fogel’s 62nd birthday on the Senate floor.