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 freed a retired U.S. teacher who was locked up on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The Michigan man, Stephen Hubbard, had been sentenced in 2024 to almost seven years imprisonment. The contributed to this report This is a breaking news story and will be updated Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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