# Trump faces renewed questions over ties to 'humanitarian' Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/110042

- France 24, 2026-10-21 18:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/trump-faces-fresh-questions-over-ties-to-humanitarian-putin

> US President Donald Trump's shift away from Ukraine has revived questions about his attachment to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, whom a senior US envoy called a “humanitarian” on Wednesday. Trump has portrayed his dealings with Putin as a mega-deal that secured American detainee Stephen Hubbard's release and, he says, will end Russia's war on Ukraine. France 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kharkiv.

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