By Jennifer Hansler, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, was heading to the US late Wednesday after he was freed by Moscow following a direct plea from President Donald …
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President Trump said he has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Stephen Hubbard, a Michigan teacher serving a prison sentence in Russia after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
The president said he and his administration are working to bring Stephen Hubbard back to the United States, after Russian forces detained him in Ukraine during Russia's 2022 invasion of the country.
President Trump on Tuesday said he’s asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release jailed American Stephen Hubbard, teasing that a resolution could happen within a few days. “Remember that question for a couple of days from now,” Trump said when asked about reports claiming the U.S.
FILE – In this photo taken from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service, Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia stands in a glass cage during a court session in the Moscow City court in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 7, 2024.
By Jennifer Hansler, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, was heading to the US late Wednesday after he was freed by Moscow following a direct plea from President Donald …
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Hubbard, an American detained in Russia for more than four years, has been released after a visit by US special envoy Steve Witkoff to St. Petersburg, Russian state media reports.
By Jennifer Hansler, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia has freed an American imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia has released a American who was jailed for over four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the release Wednesday during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia on Wednesday released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia has released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia has released a American who was jailed for over four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the release Wednesday during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Russia has released a American who was jailed for over four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the release Wednesday during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
American Stephen Hubbard was released by Russia on Wednesday, state news agencies reported, the latest sign of warmer ties with the Kremlin as Washington pressures Kyiv to agree to a deal that ends Moscow’s war.
Russia has released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
American Stephen Hubbard has been released from Russian custody after Trump urged Putin to free the retired teacher imprisoned on Ukraine mercenary charges.
Russia has released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
