# Russia frees US citizen Hubbard after Trump ‘requests’ Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/109502

- TRT World, 2026-10-21 13:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/9f0820b512ae

> Russia has released 73-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard, who fought alongside Ukrainian forces, after Trump made a request to Putin.

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