Witkoff calls Putin a ‘humanitarian’ after Russia releases US prisoner

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Semafor (filter tech) at 21 Oct, 22:50 UTC

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.