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Stephen Hubbard, an American who'd been detained by Russia for more than four years, has landed back in the U.S., President Trump said. Ramy Inocencio has more.

Američan Stephen Hubbard, propuštěný ve středu po čtyřletém věznění v Rusku, se vrátil na americkou půdu, uvedl ve čtvrtek podle agentury AFP jeho právník. Čtyřiasedmdesátiletý Hubbard, někdejší učitel angličtiny z Michiganu, si v ruské věznici odpykával téměř sedmiletý trest za žoldnéřství ve prospěch Ukrajiny. On sám vinu odmítal.

Hubbard, a Michigan native, spent four years wrongfully imprisoned in Russia before being released on Wednesday.

Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after 4 years behind bars

In an interview with CBS News after Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian custody, his son, Fr. Joseph Coleman, said his father might have made a mistake in staying in Ukraine when the war began.

Retired Michigan teacher Stephen Hubbard was a wrongfully held prisoner in Russia for more than four years before his release on Wednesday. Margaret Brennan reports on the details.

Retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard has been released from a Russian jail after over four years of detention. His son, Joseph Coleman, spoke to CBS News about the good news. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.

Russia released American Stephen Hubbard on Wednesday after four years of wrongfully detaining him. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis spoke with Hubbard's son about the release and joins to unpack their conversation. Then, CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the Trump administration's response.

DENVER (AP) — The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said she spoke with her brother by phone and described him as being in disbelief.

Russia freed an American citizen it had detained for years after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the future of the Ukraine war. Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and a professor of international affairs at The New School, weighs in.

Hubbard was jailed after being accused of fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.

The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.

Stephen Hubbard, an American jailed in Russia since 2022, has been released, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump. Meanwhile, Elon Musk chose to limit Ukraine's access to Starlink, sources say. Ramy Inocencio reports.

Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.

Hubbard, 74, who lived in eastern Ukraine, was detained in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion and was later convicted of serving as a mercenary.

Steve Witkoff lauded Vladimir Putin as "a humanitarian" as Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, an American deemed wrongfully detained by the U.S., after more than four years in prison.

The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

Russland hat den US-Bürger Stephen Hubbard freigelassen. Er war 2024 wegen angeblichem "Söldnertum" für die Ukraine zu einer Haftstrafe verurteilt worden. Nahezu zeitgleich mit dessen Freilassung wurde offenbar ein deutscher Staatsbürger festgenommen.

Auf Bitten von Donald Trump lässt Russland den inhaftierten US-Amerikaner Stephen Hubbard frei. Er soll mit Trumps Sondergesandtem Steve Witkoff in die USA zurückkehren.

Cette annonce intervient au moment où le président russe reçoit l’émissaire américain Steve Witkoff à Saint-Pétersbourg.

The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

Russia has freed Stephen Hubbard, an American who the U.S. Department of State says was wrongfully detained after he was accused of being a mercenary for Ukraine. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis and White House producer Kristin Brown have more details.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher from Michigan, is now on his way back to the United States after being detained in a Russian prison for more than four years. Russia accused him of fighting with the Ukrainian military, an allegation his family has always denied. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

El presidente ruso recibe este miércoles al enviado especial de Washington, Steve Witkoff, que lleva al Kremlin las últimas propuestas de paz de Ucrania

Russia on Wednesday freed Stephen Hubbard, ⁠a 74-year-old American citizen who had been held in custody since 2022, after a visit by US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call last week to free Mr Hubbard, and that, unlike previous releases,

Condamné fin 2024, l'Américain de 75 ans était détenu en Russie pour "mercenariat" au profit de l'Ukraine.

U.S. 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.

The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

During talks between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff, Putin announced that jailed American Stephen Hubbard had been released. The Kremlin also said Russia was "in principle" ready to resume trilateral talks next month.

Die Nachricht kommt zu einer Zeit, in der sich das Weiße Haus und der Kreml deutlich annähern: Der in Russland zu mehreren Jahren Gefängnis verurteilte US-Bürger Stephen James Hubbard darf in seine Heimat zurück.

Die Nachricht kommt zu einer Zeit, in der sich das Weiße Haus und der Kreml deutlich annähern: Der in Russland zu mehreren Jahren Gefängnis verurteilte US-Bürger Stephen James Hubbard darf in seine Heimat zurück.

De VS en Rusland onderhandelen momenteel over de vrijlating van de Amerikaanse leraar Stephen Hubbard (74). Hij werd in 2022 gevangengenomen door Rusland, dat hem ervan beschuldigt zich bij het Oekraïense leger te hebben aangesloten. Trump zegt zelf met Poetin te hebben gebeld om zijn vrijlating te forceren. Maar wie is Hubbard?

L'émissaire américain Steve Witkoff a rencontré Vladimir Poutine mercredi matin à Saint-Pétersbourg afin de tenter de faire avancer les négociations visant à mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine. Lors de cet entretien, le président russe a annoncé la libération de l'Américain Stephen Hubbard, emprisonné depuis 2022. Une remise en liberté faite "sans contreparti