{
  "id": 15912717,
  "title": "US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-freed-by-russia-as-trump-envoy-meets-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-freed-by-russia-as-trump-envoy-meets-putin/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia has released a 74-year-old American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg for talks. Stephen Hubbard has been taken to the city’s Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during the meeting early on Wednesday. President Donald Trump later said the [...] The post US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}