Russia Frees American Teacher Stephen Hubbard After Four Years

Russia Frees American Teacher Stephen Hubbard After Four Years

Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a seventy-four-year-old retired American teacher captured by Russian forces in Ukraine and held for more than four years on mercenary charges. Hubbard and his family deny the allegation, and the release occurred during a meeting in Saint Petersburg with Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States special envoy Steve Witkoff.

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