US envoy Witkoff praises Putin as 'humanitarian' during St Petersburg visit
Summary
US envoy Steve Witkoff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'humanitarian' during a visit near Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, according to reports from Politico, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, NDTV and The Hindu. Politico quotes Witkoff telling Putin, 'You are a humanitarian … I salute that.' The Hindu says the praise followed Putin's release of U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard. Le Monde reports that Witkoff left without securing any concessions and that Putin dismissed any idea of a truce with Kyiv, while NDTV reports that the remark sparked backlash. According to The Hindu, the Kremlin said Moscow was 'in principle' willing to restart talks but that the Ukrainian and European peace proposals Witkoff had delivered had little 'substance'. The Hindu's headline also reports that missiles struck Ukraine's capital after the envoy's visit to Russia.
Timeline
Politico
Source ↗Politico reports that Donald Trump's envoy praised Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a visit to St Petersburg, quoting Witkoff telling Putin, 'You are a humanitarian … I salute that.'
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that US envoy Steve Witkoff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'humanitarian'.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that Witkoff, received by Putin near Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, praised his 'humanitarian' profile but left without any concessions, as Putin dismissed any idea of a truce with Kyiv.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that Witkoff met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday and that calling Putin 'humanitarian' sparked backlash.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that Witkoff praised Putin as a 'humanitarian' for freeing U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard, and that the Kremlin said Moscow was 'in principle' willing to restart talks but that the peace proposals had little 'substance'.
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