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Russia releases American Stephen Hubbard after four years of wrongful detention

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Russia has released American Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher, after about four years of wrongful detention. CBS News reports that the release came as US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The Straits Times reports that the release came on Wednesday as Moscow and Washington held a new round of talks about settling the war in Ukraine.

This continues an earlier story: Russia frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard, Trump says, as envoy Witkoff meets Putin

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  1. CBS News

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    CBS News reports that Russia released American Stephen Hubbard after four years of wrongful detention, while special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow.

  2. The Straits Times

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    The Straits Times reports that Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher, from prison on Wednesday as Moscow and Washington held a new round of talks about settling the war in Ukraine.

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