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WATCH: Vance defends U.S. envoy Witkoff calling Putin a 'humanitarian' after prisoner release

PBS NewsHour · October 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM

WATCH: Vance defends U.S. envoy Witkoff calling Putin a 'humanitarian' after prisoner release

The vice president called Steve Witkoff "a diplomat" and said he was in Russia to get a job done.

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