Russia releases jailed US teacher as Witkoff meets Putin | DW News

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Russia has released a retired American teacher who’d been imprisoned for allegedly fighting for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard’s release came as US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg for talks on the war in Ukraine. DW’s Riga Bureau Chief Juri Rescheto looks at the timing of this release and what it means for relations between Washington, Moscow and Kyiv.

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