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Putin says Russia has freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard

Straits Times21 October 2026, 09:41 UTCRussia

MOSCOW, Oct 21 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday 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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