Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.
Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
The overwhelming vote by Alberta to stay in Canada gives Mark Carney political capital to focus on remaking the country's economy, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.
The Ukrainian leader's hug with Steve Witkoff in the Norwegian capital is unlikely to dispel misgivings about US policy towards his country, writes Paul Adams.
The lawsuit argues the White House exceeded its authority in imposing the latest tariffs on the country and caused "immediate harm to American businesses".