MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that future talks on a settlement of the war in Ukraine should focus on security guarantees for both countries and an overall framework for security throughout Europe.

Still, when Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced he would release Hubbard at the top of a meeting on Wednesday with Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, Witkoff responded by publicly praising him for freeing the American the U.S. government says he jailed on false charges -- calling Putin a “humanitarian."