WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Stephen Hubbard (L) following his release from a Russian penal colony during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher who was jailed in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, was released from prison last week after intervention from President Trump. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during an event with Stephen Hubbard, following his release from a Russian penal colony, in the Oval Office of the White House on October 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher who was jailed in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, was released from prison last week after intervention from President Trump. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during an event with Stephen Hubbard, following his release from a Russian penal colony, in the Oval Office of the White House on October 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher who was jailed in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, was released from prison last week after intervention from President Trump. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks with Stephen Hubbard (C) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2026. Hubbard, a retired US teacher, returned to the United States on October 22, 2026, after being released by Russia following four years in Russian prison. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Stephen Hubbard (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2026. Hubbard, a retired US teacher, returned to the United States on October 22, 2026, after being released by Russia following four years in Russian prison. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Stephen Hubbard following his release from a Russian penal colony during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher who was jailed in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, was released from prison last week after intervention from President Trump. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Stephen Hubbard (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2026. Hubbard, a retired US teacher, returned to the United States on October 22, 2026, after being released by Russia following four years in Russian prison. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Stephen Hubbard (L) following his release from a Russian penal colony during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher who was jailed in Russia for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, was released from prison last week after intervention from President Trump. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)