{
  "id": 16074793,
  "title": "UK rejects Witkoff’s characterization of Putin as “humanitarian”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/uk-rejects-witkoffs-characterization-of-putin-as-humanitarian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4177215-uk-rejects-witkoffs-characterization-of-putin-as-humanitarian.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK rejected the characterization of Vladimir Putin as a \"humanitarian\" given by U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkof during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, October 21.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘WTF, Steve?’ U.S. lawmakers outraged after Witkoff calls Putin a ‘humanitarian,’ leaving Trump and Vance to defend their envoy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/wtf-steve-u-s-lawmakers-outraged-after-witkoff-calls-putin-a",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:58:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}