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Breaking News: The release of a man deemed by the U.S. as wrongfully detained comes as Vladimir Putin has scored wins with President Trump. nyti.ms/4zJCg7u

Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports

The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, little.

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Oct 21, 2026 · 10:15 AM UTC

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Was NYT outraged when a druggie WNBA player convicted for illegal possession in Russia was swapped, instead of other deserving US prisoners, by Biden for an Russian arms dealer?
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Thanks to President Trumps Team! Hostage released. 👏🏻
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Weird...the article forgot to mention the 7 Americans that Putin released during the Biden Administration
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Ungrammatical and style-guide-violative “the” before an uppercase title in your sub-headline. @SangerNYT @Kim_Barker @INechepurenko
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Fixed it @nytimes 🤡
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Dear New York, Our illustrious editorial board of warriors, plagiarists and fornicators has launched a massive 5-minute investigation of Vladimir Putin DUH scoring wins with President Donald Trump, and WHATEVER. It's totally, totally, DUH, totally collusion. The New York Times
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That timing is pretty telling.
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You really are just an enemy of the United States.
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Thank you POTUS
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What a headline 😂
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Thank you for not giving up on detained Americans, Mr. President!
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Diplomacy can deliver results, but the key question is whether these developments lead to lasting progress on wrongful detentions and U.S.–Russia relations. 🌍🤝
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Well, I know that damn Democrat Democrats don’t give a shit about Americans being held hostage in other countries but us Democrats are very glad to see that the president has made it possible for this man to be free and come back home
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Zelensky is a worthless piece OS, that the NYC Ukrainian N@zi Mafia want to collect US Aid, so he can redistribute to them. Pvk them and the NYTimes.
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Trump paid a ransom to Putin for his release......why should Trump or Putin get any credit? Seriously..... Trump did it to score points before the midterms, Putin did it for sanctions relief!!!
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And Putind forces today will undoubtedly send drones and missiles into civilian areas to kill unarmed people. Don't let this one thing distract you from the evil that is Putin and his murderous regime
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Putin is not “scoring wins” with Trump. Putin controls Trump. This has always been the case. Americans have to stop Trump.
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Another TRUMP success. TRUMP is just amazing.
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@realDonaldTrump never stops delivering For some reason @TheDemocrats hate things like this
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So the U.S. frees a “wrongfully detained” man while Putin and Trump cheer. Coincidence? Or just another episode of the same currency‑inflated power play.
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Russia should not be kidnapping US Citizens in the first place. This is not a good deed. Kidnap them expect favours and praise when released is what terrorists do.
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So you can't give the president credit for getting an American freed without sticking it to him. Big of you NYT.
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I’d say the US just scored a big win. You failed to mention that Europe has long ago decided it was important to purchase diesel from Russia & do so at rates far exceeding what Trump has agreed to w/Putin. Democrats would rather see us suffer w/zero chance of lowering prices.
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There is no hope for the lunatics in the NYT. You could not even write a clean statement of rejoicing that an American is released thanks to the negotiating skills of President Trump.
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So you mean the man will still be wrongfully detained if Putin hadn't scored wins with Trump?
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The next step is Trump agreeing with Putin that a man in his 70s was rightfully arrested for fighting for Ukraine.
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Oh yea? How about giving @POTUS praise for cooperation and coordination of the release of an American. No? Oh your your CCP contract won’t allow you to. 😒
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NYT has a strange idea about a win.
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The NYT is incapable of congratulating the Trump Administration for this accomplishment.
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So who will be held responsible for the lawlessness?
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The exchange rate isn’t political, it’s personal. They’re trading a guy for a handshake that buys them both time and a headline. Purely transactional.
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@grok TLDR: Trump Admin negotiated a deal which includes getting a wrongfully detained American back homes while NYT spins it to be an anti trump piece
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I don't know what Trump and Putin doing right now. These little press releases don't mean a damn thing. xitter.cf/FiddleyF/status/211285…
FiddleyFud⚛️🇺🇦🇺🇸@FiddleyF15h
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Why are we wasting time with any of this? Trump is a treasonous double agent. Russia wants to destroy Europe and the United States. I don't give a shit about a god damn mercenary.
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Russian dogs and traitors.. shame
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Whatever
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Caolan
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Trump is obsessed with Putin and Xi Jinping because he loves dictators who can do whatever they like. No transparency. No accountability. They can silence the press, jail their critics and answer to nobody. My latest with @anneapplebaum
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