Freed American teacher Stephen Hubbard describes years in Russian prison
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired Michigan teacher recently released from Russian prison, said he did not believe he would be freed until he was given new clothes.
Stephen Hubbard, a retired teacher from Michigan, has given his first comments since his release from a Russian prison. The Guardian reports he spoke on Friday. He is 74.
Hubbard said he had been told many times that he would be freed, but he did not trust it. The Guardian reports he lived by the ideas of "seeing is believing" and "actions speak louder than words". He said he only believed he was being released when he got new clothes.
He told the Guardian he only felt he was "going somewhere" when he was moved from Moscow to St Petersburg.
The New York Times reports that Hubbard was detained shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It says he sometimes lost hope during his years in custody.
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- The New York TimesNewly Freed American Describes His Years in Russian PrisonThu, Oct 29, 7:32 PM EDT
- The GuardianRetired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freedFri, Oct 30, 7:19 PM EDT
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