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- U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he raised Stephen Hubbard’s detention with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Stephen Hubbard, 74, is serving a six-year-10-month sentence in a Russian penal colony.
- State Department labeled Hubbard wrongfully detained in January 2025, opening diplomatic channels.
- Envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Moscow this week to discuss Hubbard’s release.
- Jared Kushner has been leading the negotiations alongside Witkoff.
