{"id":390233,"date":"2026-10-22T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-russia-free-a-prisoner-for-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:00:28","slug":"why-did-russia-free-a-prisoner-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-russia-free-a-prisoner-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Russia free a prisoner for Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uuWNFlW4YRs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Russia free a prisoner for Trump?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uuWNFlW4YRs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan, accused by Russia of being a mercenary for Ukraine has been released from prison.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump reiterated numerous times that the US gave nothing to Vladimir Putin in return, but why did he feel the need to repeat the point?<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s David Blevins reports.<\/p>\n<p>#trump #russia  #usa #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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