Trump hails Russia’s release of US teacher amid Witkoff’s visit – live

US was not required to give anything in return for Stephen Hubbard’s release ‘out of respect for President Trump’, he claimsSign up for Breaking News US email My colleague Jakub Krupa over on our Europe live blog is staying abreast of the Witkoff and Putin meeting in St Petersburg. Trump’s envoy is trying to advocate progress on peace talks after meeting yesterday with Zelenskyy in Norway. Continue reading...