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Putin Gets Praised as 'Humanitarian' by Witkoff

The Trump administration praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” for releasing a detained US citizen. Steve Witkoff complimented Putin in Russia as he secured the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American teacher convicted there four years ago of fighting for Ukraine. Bloomberg's Anthony Halpin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Sister Of American Held In Russia Says He Didn't Know He Was Being Released Until He Saw U.S. FlagThe younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the U.S. citizen freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn’t realize he was being released until he was taken onto a plane and saw an American flag.

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