Russia reportedly frees US citizen Stephen Hubbard

State media reports Russia has released US citizen Stephen Hubbard, described by ITV as an American teacher imprisoned as a mercenary in Ukraine. Reuters reports Trump said he asked Putin to release him.

Timeline

1. 21 Oct, 09:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 21 Oct, 09:30 UTCPicked up on News
3. 21 Oct, 09:30 UTCBBC reports Hubbard release via state media
4. 21 Oct, 09:30 UTCReuters reports Trump asked Putin for release

Top sources

• stephen hubbardGoogle Trends
• Russia frees 74-year-old US man after plea from TrumpCNN
• Russia releases American teacher imprisoned on Ukraine mercenary charges after Trump pressed PutinFox News
• Russia frees American teacher imprisoned as mercenary in Ukraine | ITV NewsITVX
• Trump says he asked Putin to release American Stephen HubbardReuters