October 21, 2022
The National Interest
In a new article for The National Interest, Tom Firestone, Stroock partner and former Resident Legal Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, provides insight into Russia’s politically motivated purpose of taking American hostages and takes a deeper look into the Marc Fogel case, declaring Fogel as wrongfully detained.
“The political element of Fogel’s case was compounded by the fact that he was sentenced shortly after the Biden administration agreed to exchange convicted drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko for Trevor Reed (an American marine sentenced to nine years for assaulting a Russian police officer) and in the midst of public discussion of a possible trade of convicted arms trafficker Victor Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner (also convicted of cannabis importation) and former marine Paul Whelan (sentenced to sixteen years for espionage).”
Read the full article here.
October 21, 2022
The National Interest
In a new article for The National Interest, Tom Firestone, Stroock partner and former Resident Legal Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, provides insight into Russia’s politically motivated purpose of taking American hostages and takes a deeper look into the Marc Fogel case, declaring Fogel as wrongfully detained.
“The political element of Fogel’s case was compounded by the fact that he was sentenced shortly after the Biden administration agreed to exchange convicted drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko for Trevor Reed (an American marine sentenced to nine years for assaulting a Russian police officer) and in the midst of public discussion of a possible trade of convicted arms trafficker Victor Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner (also convicted of cannabis importation) and former marine Paul Whelan (sentenced to sixteen years for espionage).”
Read the full article here.
