Russia frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard, state media reports
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President Vladimir Putin announced Russia has agreed to release Stephen Hubbard, an American citizen jailed for allegedly fighting for Ukraine, during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
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Stephen Hubbard was sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony in 2024 after being captured by Russian forces.
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has agreed to release an American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, state media report.
Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Hubbard, originally from Michigan, was 72 when he was sentenced to almost seven years in a penal colony in 2024.
Prosecutors said was serving in a defence unit based in the eastern city of Izyum when he was captured by Russian forces two years prior.
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- When will Stephen Hubbard return to the United States?
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