Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release American Stephen Hubbard
Trump said he discussed Stephen Hubbard with Vladimir Putin and suggested a development could come soon as Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow.
- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he discussed the detention of Stephen Hubbard, a retired American school teacher held by Moscow, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and hinted a development could happen soon.
- The State Department declared Hubbard wrongfully detained while the 74-year-old serves a nearly seven-year sentence in Russia on mercenary charges at a penal colony.
- American envoy Steve Witkoff prepared to travel to Moscow for talks after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Oslo, as Trump pressured Ukraine to negotiate an end to Russia's four-year war.
- Trump suggested Russia has the upper hand, telling reporters, "Russia is a big machine- they just keep grinding forward, and that's what they've done. They've taken a very large piece of land."
- Regarding the Hubbard case, Trump told reporters, "Just stick with me," and claimed "I do things that nobody else can do," asking for patience despite declining to discuss details.
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Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release Jailed American
“President Trump said on Tuesday that he had asked President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to release Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher who was seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia invaded that country in February 2022,” the New York Times reports. “The United States has maintained that the charges against Mr. Hubbard are fabricated. Accused of being a mercenary, he was sentenced to more than six years in a penal colony.”
Donald Trump has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release American Steven Hubbard, who has been held in Russia since his arrest in 2022, suggesting that there may be developments in the case. The US president revealed that he had discussed the issue at length with his Russian counterpart, asking him to allow Hubbard to return to the United States. “I spoke to President Putin about S. Hubbard. I spoke to him at length about it. I asked h…
The American president said he had asked his Russian counterpart for the release of Steven Hubbard, who was arrested by Russian authorities in April 2022.
Trump says he asked Putin to release American Stephen Hubbard
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has raised with Russian President Vladimir Putin the issue of Stephen Hubbard, a retired American school teacher held by Moscow, and hinted that a development in the case could happen soon.
U.S. President Donald Trump reported that during the bilateral discussions he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release the American Stephen Hubbard, who had been convicted in Russia in a mercenary case. "I discussed this with President Putin, Mr. Hubbard. I asked him to release Hubbard. Let's see what happens," said Trump, adding that he would like to see an American in his home country. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy Se…
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