US envoy Steve Witkoff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ while thanking him for the release of American Stephen Hubbard, who spent more than four years in Russian detention after being convicted of mercenary activity in Ukraine.
Published On 21 Oct 2026
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