Who is Stephen Hubbard, the retired American teacher freed by Russia?

NBC News21 October 2026, 13:05 UTCRussia

Stephen James Hubbard, a retired American teacher, was released by Russia on Wednesday after nearly five years in detention in the midst of an apparent warming of ties between Washington and Moscow.

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