American freed from Russia didn't know of release until seeing US flag

bostonherald.com —

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American freed from Russian prison Wednesday, didn't know he was being released until he boarded a plane and saw the U.S. flag, his sister said Thursday. Hubbard, a retired teacher from Michigan, was accused of fighting for Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion and sentenced to nearly seven years in 2024. President Donald Trump requested his release from Russian President Vladimir Putin this month. His sister said Hubbard was starved and beaten in prison, and he may now live with her in Colorado. The U.S. had designated him as wrongfully detained, and his lawyers disputed the fighting allegation.


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