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Russia frees American prisoner as Witkoff praises Putin
Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American jailed for four years after capture in eastern Ukraine and conviction for fighting Russia. He was reportedly freed without a swap. American envoy Steve Witkoff greeted him, met Vladimir Putin and praised him.
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