# Who is Stephen Hubbard, the retired American teacher released by Russia?

https://mins.news/en/item/109501

- NBC News, 2026-10-21 13:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/stephen-hubbard-retired-american-teacher-freed-russia-rcna604735

> Retired American teacher Stephen James Hubbard was released by Russia on Wednesday after nearly five years in detention, amid what appeared to be warming ties between Washington and Moscow.

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