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Putin Releases Hostage to US, Earning Praise as Humanitarian

The Trump administration praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” for releasing a detained US citizen, the latest White House move to curry favor with Russia in its efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

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Bloomberg· Oct 21, 5:50 PMPutin Releases Hostage to US, Earning Praise as Humanitarian

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New York congressional candidate Brad Lander says IDF detained him in the occupied West BankLander later said Israeli authorities released him after they detained him and dozens of other volunteers for harvesting olives near a settlement.

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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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Iran is trying to ‘create a rot from within’ through ‘information warfare,’ analyst warnsYuval David warns Iran is waging an information warfare campaign on social media to undermine the U.S.-Israel alliance.

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Trump hopes to flatter Putin into negotiating on Ukraine, experts sayA Trump diplomat called Putin “a humanitarian,” another in a recent flurry of overtures to the Russian leader. But it’s unclear whether blandishments will entice him to strike a deal.

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Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks outIn an interview with CBS News after Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian custody, his son, Fr. Joseph Coleman, said his father might have made a mistake in staying in Ukraine when the war began.

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U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After ElectionsRenewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

The New York Times6h agoWhole story →

Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talksRussia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’ Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American man from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close…

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WSJ editors blast Trump after he caves in hostage deal: ‘No cause to be grateful’A conservative editorial board threw cold water on one of President Donald Trump's latest diplomatic wins , warning his team was getting played. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board wrote Wednesday that there is "no cause to be grateful" to Russian President Vladimir Putin for freeing Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher jailed in Russia…

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