Russia Releases US Citizen Stephen Hubbard
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said, during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Sources
1
Fox News World
https://www.foxnews.com/world/stephen-hubbard-russia-american-prisoner-release
2
Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/10/21/russia-frees-american-prisoner-held-since-2022-as-trump-envoy-meets-putin
3
The New York Times (Politics)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/russia-american-prisoner-release-stephen-hubbard-trump.html
4
The Hill International
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6161795-trump-announces-hubbard-release-russia
5
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m24l9v3745o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
6
BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m24l9v3745o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS