Russia treated U.S. 'very nicely' - Trump | 11 Feb 2025 | President Donald Trump has said that Moscow agreed to release Marc Fogel, a former U.S. embassy employee sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug trafficking charges, without asking "much" in return. Moscow has not yet commented on the development, but U.S. officials have praised the move as a "show of good faith" after U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff's private jet departed Russia with Fogel on board on Tuesday. "We were treated very nicely by Russia, actually. I hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war and millions of people can stop being killed," Trump told journalists at the White House later in the day. Asked whether Washington had given Moscow "anything in return," Trump paused briefly before responding: "Not much. No, they were very nice."