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Trump Meets with Freed Russian Prisoner Stephen Hubbard in the Oval Office

Trump welcomed Stephen Hubbard after his release, as the retired teacher had been jailed in Russia for more than four years.

  • On Friday, October 30, 2026, President Donald Trump hosted Stephen Hubbard at the White House, just over a week after the American was released from a Russian prison.
  • A retired teacher from Michigan, Hubbard had spent over four years in a Russian prison after authorities accused him of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
  • Describing the drive from Moscow to Petersburg, Hubbard told Trump, "I'm really going somewhere," marking when he finally believed his release was real.
  • Trump said he previously asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to free Hubbard, noting he did not have to release anyone in return for his release.
  • His legal team has denied the Russian accusations, maintaining that he was not involved in any military activity during his time in the country.
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Trump meets with freed Russian prisoner Stephen Hubbard in the Oval Office

The president hosted Stephen Hubbard a little over a week after he was freed from a Russian prison.

·Philadelphia, United States
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WCYB broke the news in Bristol, United States on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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