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Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a “humanitarian”
Special envoy Steve Witkoff drew criticism after calling Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” over the release of a United States citizen previously deemed wrongfully detained. Republican Senator John Cornyn rejected the praise, calling the Russian leader a “stone-cold killer.”
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