Russia reportedly frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard

State media reports Russia has freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard, with BBC noting he was taken to Pulkovo Airport. Trump says he asked Putin for the release.

Timeline

1. 20 Oct, 10:30 UTCFirst appeared on CNBC
2. 21 Oct, 09:40 UTCBBC reports release citing state media

Top sources

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