Russia has reportedly freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard, with President Vladimir Putin saying that Hubbard had been taken to Pulkovo Airport.
Putin made the remark during talks with Steve Witkoff, the US envoy. The circumstances of Hubbard’s release and his reported transfer to the airport were not provided in the available information.
The report identifies Hubbard as a US citizen but gives no further details about his detention, the reasons for it or what may happen next. No additional official response was included in the supplied material.