Coverage dated October 21, 2026 to October 23, 2026
GOP senator: Putin is ‘anything but a humanitarian’
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Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) slammed special envoy Steve Witkoff’s characterization of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian,” instead calling the Russian leader “an evil killer.” Cramer also declared he would rather die in a Russian prison than have someone praise Putin as a “humanitari…
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White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in order to reach an end to the war.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff complimented Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” during their meeting in St. Petersburg -- as President Trump desperately tries to get Russia back to the negotiating table to end the Ukraine war.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is facing criticism from lawmakers after calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” for releasing an American who has been held in Russia for years. President Trump had made a direct appeal to Putin for the release of Stephen Hubbard, a teacher who was accu…
After special envoy Steve Witkoff told Putin he was a "humanitarian" for releasing a U.S. citizen deemed to have been wrongfully detained, GOP Sen. John Cornyn responded, "No. Putin is a stone cold killer."
Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, criticized Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff for calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a humanitarian” after Russia released a wrongfully detained American.
Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’ They say the first casualty of war is truth.
US President Donald Trump's pivot away from Ukraine has triggered fresh questions about his attachment to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the man a top American envoy flattered on Wednesday as a "humanitarian.
Praising President Vladimir Putin as a "humanitarian," President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, thanked the Russian leader in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday for releasing an American held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” on Tuesday while representing the United States in talks with the Russian “president” in St. Petersburg. Witkoff couldn’t be more wrong.
US envoy Steve Witkoff hailed Vladimir Putin as a “true humanitarian” after the Kremlin released a 74-year-old retired teacher accused of fighting for Kyiv and agreed to trilateral talks to end the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said: ‘Three waves of ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv by Russian “humanitarians”’ As we are waiting for Macron , first details of the planned police response to this weekend’s protests are emerging.
The UK pushed back against the description of Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” given by US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine war envoy, saying it rejected that characterization of the Russian leader.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) slammed special envoy Steve Witkoff’s characterization of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian,” instead calling the Russian leader “an evil killer.” Cramer also declared he would rather die in a Russian prison than have someone praise Putin as a “humanitari…
On Oct. 21, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gushingly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for being a "humanitarian." Just a few hours later, Kyiv once again came under a fresh barrage of devastating Russian missiles, killing at least one person and injuring over 20.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky mocked U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday for calling Russian president Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” as the two countries exchanged overnight strikes.
