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Trump Announces that US Citizen Stephen Hubbard has been released

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after holding talks—which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive"—with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Stephen Hubbard, an American who was captured by Russian forces years ago in Ukraine, has been released and "on his way back home", the president said Wednesday Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

According to Russian news agencies, Putin had said that Hubbard was at Pulkovo Airport, in St. Petersburg, and they added that Witkoff, who was meeting with the Russian president in the city, had thanked Vladimir Putin for his release.

The special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following talks that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Witkoff's trip is part of Washington's efforts to ease tensions between Trump and Zelensky over the war with Russia. After meeting with the U.S. envoy in Oslo, the Ukrainian president thanked Washington on Tuesday for resuming the exchange of intelligence regarding Russian attacks.

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