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Russia says it freed American Stephen Hubbard, 74, as Trump envoy meets with Putin
The release follows months of U.S. pressure, and Russian officials said Hubbard was already at Pulkovo Airport after the announcement.
- On Tuesday, Russia released Stephen Hubbard following a visit to Petersburg by Steve Witkoff. The State Department previously designated Hubbard as wrongfully detained.
- Russian prosecutors alleged that Hubbard fought for Ukraine after moving to Izyum in 2014. His sister, Patricia Hubbard Fox, maintained the accusation was a lie.
- President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he raised the case with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin agreed to the release during discussions with Witkoff in Petersburg.
- Hubbard, originally from Michigan, spent decades abroad as an English teacher before being captured by Russian forces. He was sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony in 2024.
- Hubbard is the latest American freed from Russian detention following Robert Gilman's August release. Gilman was freed for humanitarian reasons amid severe health concerns.
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Russia released an American who had been imprisoned in the country for more than four years on charges that he had fought as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported during a meeting...
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After talks with Selenskyy, Trump's negotiators meet with Kremlin ruler Putin, who announces the release of Stephen Hubbard.
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