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Trump envoy calls Putin a ‘humanitarian’, reigniting controversy

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Trump envoy calls Putin a ‘humanitarian’, reigniting controversy

Statements by a US envoy describing Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” have renewed questions about relations between President Donald Trump and the Russian leader, as Washington distances itself from Ukraine. Trump presents his exchanges with Putin as a way to secure Stephen Hubbard’s release and end the war, France 24 reports from Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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