Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, commended Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian during discussions in St. Petersburg. His remarks were captured in a video shared by Russian state media. This visit is part of ongoing U.S. efforts to facilitate negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, following the invasion of Ukraine that began four-and-a-half years ago.