Trump: Implementing Russia sanctions would have halted Stephen Hubbard release talks
Summary
President Trump said that not applying sanctions on Russia helped keep talks open with President Vladimir Putin to free Stephen Hubbard, a retired teacher arrested by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. He mentioned that some people who wanted sanctions at once later apologized to him.Key Facts
- Stephen Hubbard is a retired schoolteacher arrested by Russian authorities.
- Russia arrested Hubbard during its invasion of Ukraine.
- President Trump waived sanctions on Russia.
- Trump said this waiver helped keep negotiations open with Russian President Putin.
- Some people who wanted immediate sanctions later apologized to President Trump.
- The talks aimed to secure Hubbard’s release from Russia.
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