# Russia frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard, state media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/109195

- BBC News, 2026-10-21 09:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m24l9v3745o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> President Vladimir Putin said Russia had agreed to release Stephen Hubbard, an American jailed on allegations that he fought for Ukraine. Putin said Hubbard had been taken to Pulkovo Airport during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.

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