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  "id": 16015796,
  "title": "US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-freed-by-russia-as-trump-envoy-meets-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T07:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-freed-by-russia-as-trump-envoy-meets-putin/"
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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 former […] The post US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by…",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Khrushchev's great-granddaughter on Stephen Hubbard's release, Witkoff calling Putin a humanitarian",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "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-15942237",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:22:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "American prisoner freed by Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/american-prisoner-freed-by-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:23:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "American prisoner freed by Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/american-prisoner-freed-by-russia-15943178",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:23:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Trump, Putin and Xi at one table, without Ukraine. What Moscow wants from the proposal and why Beijing might agree.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-putin-and-xi-at-one-table-without-ukraine-what-moscow-wants",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:32:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Vance defends Trump envoy’s ‘humanitarian’ praise for Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/vance-defends-trump-envoys-humanitarian-praise-for-putin",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:54:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump envoy criticized for calling Putin 'humanitarian'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-envoy-criticized-for-calling-putin-humanitarian",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:13:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed American",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-links-russia-sanctions-waiver-to-release-of-jailed-american",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:15:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years behind bars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-american-stephen-hubbard-after-over-4-years-behind-bars",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:41:48.000Z"
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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."
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