Who is Stephen Hubbard? Why did Putin free the 74-year-old US teacher jailed as a Ukraine war ‘mercenary’? Explained

Mint - Oct 21, 2026

Russia has freed 74-year-old American teacher Stephen Hubbard, jailed on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin pardoned him on humanitarian grounds after US requests, as Trump’s envoy Witkoff visited Moscow for talks on ending the Ukraine war.

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