# Trump faces fresh questions over ties to ‘humanitarian’ Putin

https://mins.news/en/video/110002

- France 24 English, 2026-10-21 18:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8WCZrORW6A

> Donald Trump’s pivot away from Ukraine has renewed questions about his attachment to Vladimir Putin, whom a senior US envoy called a “humanitarian” on Wednesday. Trump has portrayed his dealings with Putin as a major deal that secured the release of American detainee Stephen Hubbard and, he says, will end Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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