Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: To win effusive praise from special envoy Steve Witkoff and announce a resumption in negotiations, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to do very little: release detainee Stephen Hubbard, and then overcome an obstacle of Russia’s own making.

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