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Russia frees retired US schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard

RTE21 October 2026, 13:34 UTCRussia

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.

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