Shea Levin · Oct 21, 2026
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*BREAKING:* American educator Stephen Hubbard, 74, is heading home after years in Russian custody. Captured after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he was sentenced to nearly seven years over alleged mercenary activity, a charge his legal team disputed.
President Trump said he raised Hubbard’s detention with Vladimir Putin several times and stressed that it was time for the Michigan native to return to the U.S.



