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Russia frees retired U.S. school teacher in goodwill gesture as Putin meets Witkoff

Japan Today21 October 2026, 21:39 UTCRussia

Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired U.S. school teacher in custody since 2022, from prison on Wednesday and took him to St Petersburg to fly back to the United…

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