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Trump envoy Witkoff calls Putin a 'humanitarian' after Russia frees American

Envoy praises Putin after American prisoner freed; bipartisan backlash.

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  2. Sen. Cramer criticizes Witkoff's 'humanitarian' praise of Putin again in a radio interview

    Original on am1100theflag.com 1 source

  3. New York Post readers' letters condemn Witkoff's 'absurd' praise of Putin

    Original on nypost.com 1 source

  4. Expert warns Witkoff's 'humanitarian' remark carries wider diplomatic implications

    Original on the-express.com 1 source

  5. Republican criticism of Witkoff's 'embarrassing' remarks gets renewed coverage Thursday

    Original on upolitics.com 1 source

  6. Reports contrast Witkoff's praise with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv hours apart

    Original on themirror.com +1 similar2 sources

    1 similar copy from other outlets

  7. Fox News host Brian Kilmeade blasts Witkoff: 'I cannot believe this is happening'

    Original on huffpost.com +3 similar3 sources

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  8. Downing Street's rejection of the 'humanitarian' label gets wider coverage Thursday

    Original on theguardian.com 1 source

  9. Putin's praise for Melania Trump raises questions amid Trump's Russia moves

    Original on cheatsheet.com 1 source

  10. GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer says Putin is 'anything but a humanitarian'

    Original on thehill.com +1 similar2 sources

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  11. White House rapid-response account hits back at a critic of Witkoff's Putin praise

    Original on rawstory.com +1 similar2 sources

  12. Wall Street Journal editorial shreds Witkoff over his Putin praise

    Original on thedailybeast.com 1 source

  13. Fox News' Brit Hume calls Witkoff's praise of Putin 'absurd'

    Original on alternet.org +1 similar2 sources

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  14. Putin asks Witkoff to carry personal message of praise to Melania Trump

    Original on realitytea.com +2 similar3 sources

  15. UK government rejects Witkoff's description of Putin as a 'humanitarian'

    Original on the-independent.com +2 similar2 sources

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  16. Vance's 'we should all be celebrating' dismissal of the criticism resurfaces Thursday

    Original on knewz.com 1 source

  17. Ukraine hits back at Witkoff's 'humanitarian' comments about Putin

    Original on the-independent.com 1 source

  18. Former Trump counterterror official Nathan Sales defends Witkoff's 'embarrassing' diplomatic flattery

    Original on breitbart.com 1 source

  19. Democrats Krishnamoorthi and Blumenthal blast Witkoff's 'pathetic fawning' over 'war criminal' Putin

    Original on combatrated.com +1 similar1 source

  20. Evening reports recap Witkoff's praise against a war that has killed 500,000 people

    Original on upolitics.com +1 similar2 sources

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  21. Experts tell NBC Trump is using flattery to coax Putin into Ukraine negotiations

    Original on nbcnews.com 1 source

  22. Washington Examiner, The Atlantic and New York Post columns condemn the 'humanitarian' praise

    Original on washingtonexaminer.com +3 similar3 sources

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  23. Vance branded a 'coward' online over his 'we should all be celebrating' response

    Original on irishstar.com 1 source

  24. Trump seconds his envoy's description of Putin as a humanitarian

    Original on the-independent.com +4 similar3 sources

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  25. Witkoff's son Zach defends his father after meeting with Putin is mocked online

    Original on thedailybeast.com 1 source

  26. Vice President Vance defends Witkoff's 'humanitarian' remark about Putin

    Original on pbs.org 1 source

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    Republicans join bipartisan criticism of Witkoff's praise for Putin

    Original on ms.now +15 similar10 sources

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  28. Head of Ukraine's foreign affairs committee calls for Witkoff to resign

    Original on the-independent.com 1 source

  29. Witkoff praises Putin as 'humanitarian' in St. Petersburg after release of American Stephen Hubbard

    Original on france24.com +8 similar8 sources

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