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Kremlin says Russia did not free US citizen Stephen Hubbard in exchange for a Russian war blogger

Straits Times23 October 2026, 10:12 UTCRussia

MOSCOW, Oct 23 - The Kremlin denied on Friday that Russia had released American national Stephen Hubbard from prison in exchange for the recent release of a Russian war blogger detained in Montenegro.

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