A 72-year-old American, Stephen James Hubbard, has been sentenced to almost seven times in a Russian mobile prison communities for allegedly fighting as a soldier for Ukraine, as reported by BBC. When Hubbard was captured by Russian troops in April 2022, shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the prosecution claimed he was a member of a military system in Izyum.
According to the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, Hubbard” systematically received fabric payment” for his participation in the conflict on the Russian side. He received a statement of 6 years and 10 months in prison. Hubbard, formerly from Michigan, pleaded guilty to the charges last year, according to Russian state advertising.
However, his sister, Patricia Fox, disputed the allegations, asserting that her brother held pro-Russian opinions and was unlikely to had engaged in combat at his age. ” He is so non-military”, she told Reuters, adding that he “never had a firearm, owned a firearm, done any of that… He’s more of a peacenik”.
Hubbard and his companion moved to Ukraine in 2014, where he remained there until their cut, surviving on a small income. Despite his early 2022 confinement, his case was exposed when his prosecution started in Moscow in September.
Now, at least ten US citizens remain behind bars in Russia, with some released in a prisoner swap in August.
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