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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.

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. Vladimir Putin is an ex-KGB intelligence officer and Stasi liaison who served in Dresden at the height of the Cold War […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a qualified defense of White House special envoy Steve Witkoff's description of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "humanitarian," saying the characterization could apply to Putin's decision to release Stephen Hubbard.

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 accused of being a Ukrainian mercenary. Hubbard...

The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.

WASHINGTON— Russia and Ukraine have accepted a proposal for trilateral talks with the United States as President Donald Trump pushes to end the war, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Wire. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to advance those efforts. ...

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg for talks about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, as President Trump pushes for diplomacy that could end the war.

Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ Europe live – latest updates US politics live – latest updates Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close relations between Moscow and Washington. Trump had previously asked Putin to free Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old former teacher who had spent more than four years in Russian jails on charges of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine . Continue reading...

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired school teacher, had spent more than four years in prison on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Witkoff thanked Putin for releasing the 74-year-old American teacher who had been imprisoned in Russia since 2022.

Russia on Wednesday freed retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a Ukraine mercenary, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said. The post Russia Relents: Frees American Citizen Stephen Hubbard After Trump Pressure appeared first on Breitbart .

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Russia in hopes of ending war, Trump campaigns in North Carolina, Saudi Arabia cancels 'Davos in the Desert' due to air strikes.

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and European officials in Norway in a bid to avoid a further diplomatic rupture with President Trump. Over the past week, Trump has criticized Zelenskyy over Ukraine's efforts to inflict heavy losses on Russia. The meeting was aimed at easing tensions ahead of Witkoff's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia. Nick Schifrin reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine has been restored. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut joins "The Takeout" with his reaction.