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Russia releases imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard

President Trump on Wednesday said Russia released imprisoned American teacher Stephen Hubbard, who the Kremlin accused of working as a mercenary in Ukraine before sentencing him to prison in 2024. "Stephen is on his way back home and will soon be with his family," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The United States, out of respect...

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Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard After 4-Year DetentionStephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher from Michigan, is now on his way back to the United States after being detained in a Russian prison for more than four years. Russia accused him of fighting with the Ukrainian military, an allegation his family has always denied. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

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Putin Says Russia Ready for New Peace Talks With US, UkrainePresident Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready to resume trilateral negotiations with the US and Ukraine on a potential peace deal, according to the Kremlin.

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Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine: WSJTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, which Ukraine said hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter. The disruption impacted Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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Russia Releases Imprisoned American Man as Trump Envoy Meets With PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin has also agreed "in principle" to resume U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

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House committee says Webull messages point to China access to U.S. customer dataThe House Select Committee on China earlier this month said online investing platform Webull is quietly "tied in structural ways" to China's government.

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Kremlin Says China Preparing for Possible Putin-Trump-Xi MeetingChina has started preparations for a potential first three-way meeting between the leaders of Russia, the US and China next month, according to the Kremlin’s top foreign policy aide.

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Italy Is Looking Into Whether Russian Agents Helped Fuel RiotsItalian officials are looking into whether outside actors such as Russia had a hand in violent protests that swept Milan and other European cities over the weekend, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detaineeRussian President Vladimir Putin told White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that he "agrees in principle" resuming trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. to end the war, the Kremlin said. Why it matters: The White House hopes Putin will show more willingness to compromise after President Trump agreed to lift sanctions on…

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Behind effective drone warfare, a living globe of geospatial data"What we're finding in today's warfare — we see it with Ukraine, we see it with U.S. operational units — that targeting cycle is much faster," Will Cocos said.

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GOP rep: 'We got to investigate' Starlink slowdown reportRepublican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) is calling for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine after a report that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally ordered it. “We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it,” Fitzpatrick told CNN’s...

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Trump teases release of Stephen Hubbard, American man jailed in RussiaPresident Trump on Tuesday said he’s asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release jailed American Stephen Hubbard, teasing that a resolution could happen within a few days. “Remember that question for a couple of days from now,” Trump said when asked about reports claiming the U.S. was closing in on a deal for Hubbard's release. ...

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Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release an American Jailed in RussiaThe president called for the return of Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia invaded that country.

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