# Putin says Russia has freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard

https://mins.news/en/item/110497

- CGTN, 2026-10-21 09:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-21/news-1RqjWkUJjgY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Putin's Wednesday announcement said Hubbard was free and at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. The 74-year-old American had been detained in Russia since 2022.

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