‘Soul-crushing’: US families of those left out of Russia prisoner swap dispirited

As many as 20 Americans have been left behind after the multi-country swap with western allies

As many as 20 US citizens were left out of Thursday's complex, multi-country prisoner swap with western American allies and Russia, leading those excluded from the deal and their families to express deep disappointment.

Among those left behind are Marc Fogel, a US high school teacher from Pennsylvania convicted of smuggling 17 grams of marijuana into Russia and sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2022.