Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia after Witkoff meets Putin

Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia after Witkoff meets Putin

Source: abcnews.go.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:43:03 GMT

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed.

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Left: American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia, Witkoff says — www.cbsnews.com
Left: Russia says it freed American Stephen Hubbard, 74, as Trump envoy meets with Putin — www.nbcnews.com
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Left: WSJ scorches Trump's openness to stunning 'grand bargain' with dictators: 'Worst idea' — www.rawstory.com
Center-Right: Witkoff to present Putin with peace proposal after talks with Zelensky — www.axios.com
Center: US envoy Witkoff in talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine – Europe live — www.theguardian.com
Center: Trump’s Russia moves could complicate lame-duck agenda — www.rollcall.com
Center-Left: Zelensky rolls the dice on combative Trump pressure campaign — thehill.com
Right: Trump hints at possible breakthrough for American held in Russia since his capture in Ukraine — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: Trump just confirmed this state will get a new mega-firing range for high-tech superweapons — www.theblaze.com

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