Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warns 'don't feed the crocodile' after Trump envoy Steve Witkoff calls Putin a 'humanitarian'
Steve Witkoff (right), the top Trump aide, with Vladimir Putin, as a Kremlin aide said a new round of three-way peace talks could be held around 10 November in Abu Dhabi.Stephen Hubbard was reportedly in poor health when freed, with Texas understood to be his destination for medical treatment after the retired Michigan teacher spent almost four years in Russian custody on mercenary…
Wes Streeting told BBC Newsnight there is 'a very clear line between appeasement and a peace process', branding Vladimir Putin 'a cold-blooded killer'. Steve Witkoff praised Putin in St Petersburg after Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, 74, jailed since 2022. Within hours, Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv, killing one and injuring 22, including four children. Andy Burnham's No 10 said Putin 'has killed thousands of people'.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis fired back on X: 'WTF, Steve? Look up the definition.'
Senator Kevin Cramer said he would 'rather die in a prison in Russia' than see Putin praised.
The White House rapid-response account told one critic: 'This is why you're not a negotiator.'
