# Russia frees American teacher jailed on Ukraine mercenary charges after Trump pressed Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/109222

- Fox News, 2026-10-21 09:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/stephen-hubbard-russia-american-prisoner-release

> Russia has released retired U.S. teacher Stephen Hubbard, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The Michigan man had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine and was sentenced in 2024 to nearly seven years in prison.

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