What happened
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released from Russian imprisonment after nearly five years. Hubbard was detained in Ukraine in 2022 on charges of fighting as a mercenary, which he denies. He was the last American designated as wrongfully detained in Russia by the State Department.
Hubbard's release was announced after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Witkoff praised Putin as a
