Vladimir Putin agreed to resume trilateral negotiations with Washington and Kyiv on ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said.

Russia has released 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump saying the retired teacher was returning home after a direct request to Russian President Vladimir Putin. US special envoy Steve Witkoff announced Hubbard’s release during a meeting with Putin in St.

Trump also said he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Stephen Hubbard - an American taken captive by Moscow's forces years earlier in Ukraine.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US school teacher who had been held in Russia on mercenary charges, has been released.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow was willing to resume stalled, US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said after the two met at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired school teacher, had spent more than four years in prison on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Oct 21 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine supported a US proposal for three-way talks with Russia and the United States at the level of negotiators to be held as soon as possible, preferably no later than early November. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia has signalled its willingness to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine and the United States in November following a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States had resumed sharing intelligence on Russian strikes with Kyiv, as US special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin following a meeting with Zelensky in Norway. Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks, apparently restoring a service that the White House had suspended the previous week.

Russia frees US schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard after talks between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Ukraine peace efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting ...

“The conflict in Ukraine is coming to an end,” Vladimir Putin’s top aide told reporters.

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hoped for a positive outcome from US envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting in Russia on Wednesday and that he supports talks between the leaders of Kyiv, Washington and Moscow. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after holding constructive talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict. As Witkoff...

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he anticipated a favorable result from US envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Russia and that he advocates for trilateral negotiations...

Russia in a recent latest diplomatic development has freed 74-year-old US citizen Stephan Hubbard who was imprisoned in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in...

Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow was prepared in principle to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine next month. The proposal could revive negotiations after a pause since February, with Abu Dhabi a possible venue.