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21 October 2026

Breaking: Putin releases imprisoned US citizen during meeting with US envoy Witkoff

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Breaking: Putin releases imprisoned US citizen during meeting with US envoy Witkoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old US citizen held in Russian custody since 2022, had been freed and was at St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport.

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