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  "id": 15969167,
  "title": "Witkoff calls Putin a ‘humanitarian’ after Russia releases US prisoner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/witkoff-calls-putin-a-humanitarian-after-russia-releases-us-prisoner",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
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    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/21/2026/witkoff-calls-putin-a-humanitarian-after-russia-releases-us-prisoner"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Ukraine conflict: Trump's envoy Witkoff travels to Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ukraine-krieg-trump-gesandter-witkoff-reist-nach-russland-15842343",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:41:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/witkoff-to-putin-you-are-a-humanitarian-i-salute-that",
        "published": "2026-10-21T12:00:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}