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Russian Court Sentences 72-Year-Old US Citizen to Nearly 7 Years for Mercenary Charges

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Stephen James Hubbard, a 72-year-old US citizen, was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in prison by the Moscow City Court for serving as a mercenary for Ukraine. He pleaded guilty to the charges, which included fighting with Ukraine in the key city of Izyum. According to the prosecution, Hubbard was paid $1,000 per month to serve in a Ukrainian territorial defense unit, which was provided with training, weapons, and ammunition.

  1. US
    Matthew Miller
    US State Department
    1. We're disappointed, as we often are, when they refuse to grant consular access.

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.The Washington Post
  7. 7.Al Jazeera
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Interfax
  10. 10.Reuters
  11. 11.RIA Novosti
  12. 12.TASS

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russian Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Russia-Ukraine War
  4. 4.US-Russia Relations
  5. 5.Mercenary

countries

  1. 1.ColombiaCO
  2. 2.CyprusCY
  3. 3.GermanyDE
  4. 4.FranceFR
  5. 5.JapanJP
  6. 6.Russian FederationRU
  7. 7.UkraineUA
  8. 8.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Moscow City Court
  2. 2.US EmbassyUS
  3. 3.FacebookUS
  4. 4.US State DepartmentUS

persons

  1. 1.Stephen James Hubbard
  2. 2.Robert Gilman
  3. 3.Evan Gershkovich
  4. 4.Patricia Fox
  5. 5.Alexandra Kovalevskaya
  6. 6.Ksenia Pavlovna Karelina
  7. 7.Matthew MillerUS
  8. 8.Paul Whelan
  9. 9.Vadim Krasikov
  10. 10.Vladimir PutinRU

technicals

  1. 1.Cold War