American Teacher Stephen Hubbard Released from Russian Detention Amid Trump-Putin Diplomacy

10/21/2026

Russia on Wednesday released American teacher Stephen Hubbard, who was serving a seven-year prison sentence after prosecutors accused him of working with Ukraine as a mercenary following the...

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 74-year-old retired teacher was convicted in Moscow of being a mercenary and sentenced to nearly seven years in prison. He denied the charges, according to his lawyer, while Washington...

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

The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

10/21/2026

Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, the latest sign of warmer ties between the two countries as Washington pressures Kyiv to agree to a deal to end Moscow’s war.

10/21/2026

Steve Witkoff arrived in Russia as part of negotiations that secured the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old Michigan retiree detained since 2022.

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.

10/21/2026

Trump confirmed the release, saying the US was not required to give anything in return.

10/20/2026

President Trump hinted Tuesday at a possible breakthrough in the case of Stephen Hubbard, the American teacher held in Russia.

10/21/2026

Stephen Hubbard, an American jailed in Russia since 2022, has been released, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump. Meanwhile, Elon Musk chose to limit Ukraine's access...

10/21/2026

Oct 21 - President Vladimir Putin announced the release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard from Russian detention on Wednesday, at the start of talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff.

10/21/2026

President Trump on Wednesday said he secured the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American detained in Russia four years ago.

10/21/2026

The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in...

10/21/2026

MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russian ⁠President ⁠Vladimir Putin said ⁠on Wednesday that Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old US citizen held in Russian custody since ‌2022, had been freed ‌and was at St...

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

President Trump defended his waiver of Russian sanctions, saying it would have halted negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired...

10/20/2026

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has raised with Russian President Vladimir Putin the issue of Stephen Hubbard, a

10/21/2026

A wrongfully detained retired American English teacher was freed from a Russian jail Wednesday as U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited St. Petersburg.

10/21/2026

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...

10/21/2026

The talks came more than two years since Donald Trump promised in his election campaign to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours

10/21/2026

Trump asks Putin to free jailed US citizen, Russia releases him ahead of envoy visit

10/21/2026

President Trump on Tuesday urged Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a deal with Russia and said he had asked Vladimir Putin to release American captive Stephen Hubbard

10/20/2026

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...