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Witkoff thanks Putin after release of Stephen Hubbard

NBC News · October 21, 2026 at 6:38 AM

Witkoff thanks Putin after release of Stephen Hubbard

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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin after the release of American Stephen Hubbard.

Hubbard is a 74-year-old retired school teacher who was detained in Ukraine in 2022 and charged with fighting as a mercenary, which he denies.

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