{"id":390421,"date":"2026-10-22T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-a-humanitarian-jennings-defends-witkoff-newsnight-panel-erupts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:15","slug":"putin-a-humanitarian-jennings-defends-witkoff-newsnight-panel-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-a-humanitarian-jennings-defends-witkoff-newsnight-panel-erupts\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin a &#8216;humanitarian&#8217;? Jennings defends Witkoff, NewsNight panel erupts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D6CTGM5wtNQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Putin a &apos;humanitarian&apos;? 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Chris Murphy (D-CT): &quot;He is offering Witkoff&#8230;business deals with Russia&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>Stream more on CNN with an All Access subscription: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4AZMu54<\/p>\n<p>#Witkoff #Putin #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the request of US special envoy Steve Witkoff during their three-hour meeting on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would be willing to resume talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 10. 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