# ‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:57:48+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/you-are-a-humanitarian-also-sir-us-putin-lies-ukraine-children-take-cover-and-die-witkoff
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/you-are-a-humanitarian-also-sir-the-us-feeds-putin-with-lies-as-ukrain-540228/

Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’ They say the first casualty of war is truth. For the Trump administration, the road to peace with Russia now encompasses some extraordinary lies. Steve Witkoff delivered one as he sat down with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Wednesday,

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