Trump meets with freed Russian prisoner Stephen Hubbard in the Oval Office
- 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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Days after returning to U.S. soil, an American recently released from Russian prison met with President Donald Trump at the White House. The 76-year-old retired...
President Donald Trump of the United States called "dumb people" who called on him to impose sanctions on Russia, which he announced in a meeting with an American released from prison, Stephen Hubbard.
The U.S. State Department had included him in the category of unjustly detained citizens.
Washington, Oct 30 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump received Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American who spent more than four years in prison in Russia, at the White House Oval Office on Friday, demanding his intervention before Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure his release. “It’s an honor to have you. [...] The Trump ticket receives the American who brought back after more than four years in prison in Russia was first published in H…
American leader Donald Trump, in a meeting with Stephen Hubbard, released from Russian prison in the White House, stated that his release was linked to the decision to lift part of the economic sanctions against Moscow. Trump met with Hubbard on Friday in the White House's Oval Office, writing The Washington Times. During the interview, the Head of State implied that the return of a U.S. citizen was linked to the lifting of the sanctions imposed…
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