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  "id": 15971653,
  "title": "Former U.S. ambassador says Putin is a war criminal, calls Witkoff's comment \"fatuous\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/former-u-s-ambassador-says-putin-is-a-war-criminal-calls-witkoffs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T23:45:44.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-us-ambassador-to-ukraine-says-putin-is-a-war-criminal/"
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  "summary": "Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst joins \"The Daily Report\" to discuss Steve Witkoff's comment that Putin is a \"humanitarian\" following the release of an American citizen from a Russian prison.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "What happened during Witkoff and Kushner’s latest meeting with Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/what-happened-during-witkoff-and-kushners-latest-meeting-with-putin",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:52:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}