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Russia Releases US Teacher After Trump Freezes Sanctions

Trump said waiving sanctions on Russia helped secure Stephen Hubbard’s release and warned that imposing them would have halted negotiations.

Russia freed an American teacher four years after he was convicted there of fighting for Ukraine following a decision by President Donald Trump to offer the country sanctions relief. Stephen Hubbard, 74, has already been taken to Pulkovo Airport in…

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"You talk a lot about how humanitarian my president, President Trump... but you too are, sir, and I congratulate you on that," Witkoff said. More information: Ukraine celebrates Kostiantyn, the wounded hero evacuated in drone: he resisted at his post almost 500 days and amputated his own foot.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is visiting Oslo to discuss peace in Ukraine. The United States also participated in meetings on Tuesday.

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Trump linked Russian sanctions relief to the release of Stephen Hubbard, arrested since 2022 and convicted by Russian justice in 2024

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Aftenposten broke the news in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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