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Jewish News 24 · Oct 21, 2026

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 RUSSIA FREES 74-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN AFTER FOUR YEARS IN PRISON: Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired Michigan schoolteacher held since April 2022, during U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Hubbard was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison in 2024 over allegations that he fought for Ukraine, charges his lawyer strongly denied. The U.S. government had officially designated him as wrongfully detained. Putin confirmed Hubbard was at St. Petersburg’s airport preparing to return home, while Witkoff thanked him for the release.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 RUSSIA FREES 74-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN AFTER FOUR YEARS IN PRISON: Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired Michigan schoolteacher held since April 2022, during U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Hubbard was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison in 2024 over allegations that he fought for Ukraine, charges his lawyer strongly denied. The U.S. government had officially designated him as wrongfully detained. Putin confirmed Hubbard was at St. Petersburg’s airport preparing to return home, while Witkoff thanked him for the release.

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