Putin ayaa ku dhawaaqay sii-deynta isagoo wada-hadalada lala bilaabay Steve Witkoff ku saabsan dadaallada Maraykanka ee lagu joojinayo dagaalka Yukrayn.
Madaxweynaha Ruushka Vladimir Putin ayaa ku dhawaaqay in Stephen Hubbard oo Maraykan ah laga sii daayay xabsi Ruushka ku yaal, kadib codsi ka yimid Madaxweyne Trump, sida ay sheegtay NPR. Hubbard oo 74 jir ah oo ka soo jeeda Michigan ayaa la xiray 2022-kii.
Sii-deynta iyo wada-hadalada Saint Petersburg
Ku dhawaaqista sii-deynta Hubbard ayaa timid iyadoo wada-hadaladu bilaabmayaan inta u dhaxaysa Putin iyo ergeyga Aqalka Cad Steve Witkoff, kuwaas oo diiradda saaraya dadaallada Maraykanka ee lagu joojinayo dagaalka Yukrayn. Putin ayaa sheegay in Hubbard la sii daayay isagoo horey u jooga Gegada Diyaaradaha Pulkovo ee magaalada Saint Petersburg.
Wada-hadalada ka hor, Trump ayaa sheegay in uu Putin ka codsaday in la sii daayo Hubbard. Maraykanku wuxuu Hubbard si rasmi ah u aqoonsaday in si khaldan loo xayiray intii lagu jiray maamulka Biden.
Xabsiga iyo xukunka Hubbard
Stephen Hubbard oo 74 jir ah oo ka soo jeeda Michigan ayaa ciidamada Ruushka qabteen bartamaha bari ee Yukrayn sanadkii 2022. Sanadkii 2024, kadib maxkamad xiran, waxaa lagu xukumay ku dhawaad toddobo sano oo xabsi ah, isagoo lagu eedeeyay in uu askari kiraysan ahaan uga shaqeeyay ciidanka Yukrayn.
Sii-deynta Hubbard ayaa timid iyadoo Trump uu qaar ka mid ah cunaqabataynta ka qaaday Moscow, isla markaana uu si cad u dhaleeceeyay Yukrayn, iyadoo Maraykanku uu dadaalayo in uu dagaalka soo afjaro.
The 74-year-old Michigan man was detained in eastern Ukraine in 2022 and sentenced in 2024 to nearly seven years for serving as a mercenary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the release of American Stephen Hubbard from a Russian prison following a request from President Trump, an announcement that came as talks began between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
Release Announced as Witkoff Talks Get Underway
Putin announced Hubbard's release as talks with Witkoff got underway in Saint Petersburg, Russia's former imperial capital. The discussions focused on U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine. According to the announcement, Hubbard had already been taken to Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg.
Before the talks, Trump said he had asked Putin to release Hubbard. The U.S. had formally designated Hubbard as wrongfully detained under the Biden administration.
Detention and Closed-Trial Sentence
Hubbard, 74, is from Michigan. Russian forces detained him in eastern Ukraine in 2022. After a closed trial in 2024, he was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for serving as a mercenary in the Ukrainian army.
His release comes as Trump has lifted some sanctions on Moscow and openly criticized Ukraine amid U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the war.
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