American Stephen Hubbard Freed from Russian Detention After Years Behind Bars

10/22/2026

Stephen Hubbard, an American who'd been detained by Russia for more than four years, has landed back in the U.S., President Trump said. Ramy Inocencio has more.

10/22/2026

American Stephen Hubbard has returned to the U.S. after being detained in Russia for nearly four years. The freed American arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio early Thursday morning....

10/22/2026

American national Stephen Hubbard, who was jailed in Russia after being accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, has reportedly been released following a conversation between US President...

10/22/2026

Stephen Hubbard’s family and lawyers have said he was living in the Ukrainian city of Izium when he was taken captive by Russia in 2022. He was sentenced to almost seven years in prison, accused...

10/22/2026

In an interview with CBS News after Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian custody, his son, Fr. Joseph Coleman, said his father might have made a mistake in staying in Ukraine when the war began.

10/21/2026

Trump told reporters at the White House that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent call to free Stephen Hubbard and that, unlike previous releases, the US did not have to...

10/21/2026

Stephen Hubbard, the retired English teacher, sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison over alleged mercenary activity in Ukraine, is returning home as Trump links the release to...

10/21/2026

The release of Stephen Hubbard comes a day after President Donald Trump said he had been discussing his release with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

10/21/2026

Stephen Hubbard had been living in Ukraine for years at the time of his detention in 2022.

10/21/2026

Steve Witkoff hailed the Russian leader as a "humanitarian" during talks with the release of Stephen Hubbard signaling warmer ties between the two countries.

10/21/2026

Hubbard, 74, who lived in eastern Ukraine, was detained in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion and was later convicted of serving as a mercenary.

10/21/2026

American Stephen Hubbard has been released from Russian custody after Trump urged Putin to free the retired teacher imprisoned on Ukraine mercenary charges.

10/21/2026

Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.