<p>Stephen Hubbard said that only when he was being taken from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’</p><p>In his first comments since recently being <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/putin-witkoff-russia-ukraine-trump-stephen-hubbard-release">released</a> from a Russian prison, a retired Michigan teacher said he only believed he would be freed when he got new clothes.</p><p>Stephen Hubbard, 74, remarked on Friday that he had heard many times previously that he would be released – but never really trusted what he was told, adopting a philosophy of “seeing is believing” and “actions speak louder than words”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/retired-michigan-teacher-released-russian-prison">Continue reading...</a>