{"id":390115,"date":"2026-10-21T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-releases-imprisoned-american-citizen-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:00:56","slug":"russia-releases-imprisoned-american-citizen-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-releases-imprisoned-american-citizen-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia releases imprisoned American citizen | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WPAP-C07NE8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia releases imprisoned American citizen | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPAP-C07NE8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Russian president says Moscow has released an American citizen imprisoned for allegedly fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Vladimir Putin announced his release as he met US envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. Stephen Hubbard, a former teacher who had been imprisoned since 2022, was reportedly already at St. Petersburg&#8217;s airport.  <\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #USRussiaRelations #RussiaUkraineWar #PrisonerRelease #diplomacy <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russian president says Moscow has released an American citizen imprisoned for allegedly fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Vladimir Putin announced his release as he met US envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. 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