Former US Teacher Stephen Hubbard Released from Russian Imprisonment After Four Years

10/22/2026

Russia freed 74-year-old American teacher Stephen Hubbard after Trump’s request to Putin, as US-Russia talks continued on ending the Ukraine war.

10/22/2026

RUSSIA-USA-HUBBARD:Russia frees retired US schoolteacher in goodwill gesture as Putin meets Witkoff

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

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

Retired Michigan teacher Stephen Hubbard was a wrongfully held prisoner in Russia for more than four years before his release on Wednesday. Margaret Brennan reports on the details.

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

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

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

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

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...

10/22/2026

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.

10/21/2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has freed another American, 74-year-old Michigan native Stephen Hubbard, from a Russian prison following a request from President Trump.

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 younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said she spoke with her brother by phone and described him as being in...

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

American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia after four years of wrongful detention; special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Putin in Moscow.