2026年10月21日 / 美国东部时间上午10:57 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
美国特别特使史蒂夫·维特科夫因称赞俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京为”人道主义者”而立即遭到强烈反对，此前普京释放了74岁的美国人斯蒂芬·哈伯德。哈伯德已在俄罗斯被关押四年，经认定属于被错误拘留人员。
“你们总在说我的总统特朗普总统是人道主义者，”维特科夫周三在回应哈伯德获释时对普京说道，”先生，你也是人道主义者，我为此向你致敬、赞扬你，并再次感谢你。”
维特科夫是在圣彼得堡与俄罗斯总统会晤期间发表上述言论的，此次会晤旨在推动解决普京在四年半前发动的乌克兰战争。过去一个月来，俄罗斯一直在加紧打击民用和能源基础设施，试图在乌克兰严酷的冬季来临前瘫痪其电网。
维特科夫的”人道主义”言论立即引发了共和党人的强烈反对，这些人此前曾公开批评总统及其政府。
“我的天，史蒂夫？”北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯说道，”查一下’humanitarian’（人道主义者）的定义。说出这种话既尴尬又离谱。你应该回到乌克兰，去问问那些被普京绑架并杀害的儿童的家属，他们是否会认同你口中的朋友普京是个’人道主义者’。”
我的天，史蒂夫？查一下“人道主义者”的定义。说出这种话既尴尬又离谱。你应该回到乌克兰，去问问那些被普京绑架并杀害的儿童的家属，他们是否会认同你口中的朋友普京是个“人道主义者”。
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——参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（@SenThomTillis）2026年10月21日
得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁在回应维特科夫言论的视频时在X平台上写道：”不。普京是个冷酷无情的杀手。”
“又一桩丢脸的事，”内布拉斯加州共和党众议员唐·培根说道，他此前一直批评特朗普政府对俄罗斯和乌克兰的处理方式。
维特科夫对普京的赞扬发表之际，特朗普上周做出了出人意料的举动：在原定生效前两天取消了针对俄罗斯的新美国制裁，无视国会及其已故朋友林赛·格雷厄姆参议员的反对。就在这些豁免令发布一周前，特朗普刚刚放宽了对俄罗斯柴油的制裁，并宣布与普京达成向美国市场进口柴油的协议。
特朗普对乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的不满与日俱增，周二他表示”坦率地说，俄罗斯在乌克兰问题上表现不错。他们没怎么行动。”
“Embarrassing and outrageous”: Witkoff faces backlash for calling Putin a “humanitarian”
October 21, 2026 / 10:57 AM EDT / CBS News
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is facing immediate backlash for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” after he released 74-year-old Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned in Russia for four years and who had been determined to be wrongfully detained.
“You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a humanitarian,” Witkoff told Putin Wednesday in response to Hubbard’s release. “You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.”
Witkoff made the comment in St. Petersburg during a visit with the Russian president that was aimed at moving toward a resolution of the Ukraine war that Putin started four and a half years ago. Over the past month, Russia has been intensifying its strikes against civilian and energy infrastructure to try to cripple the power grid before the brutal Ukrainian winter.
Witkoff’s “humanitarian” comment sparked immediate backlash from Republicans who have openly criticized the president and his administration.
“WTF, Steve?” said North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. “Look up the definition of ‘humanitarian.’ What an embarrassing and outrageous thing to say. You should go back to Ukraine and ask the families of the children Putin has kidnapped and murdered whether they agree your friend Putin is a ‘humanitarian.’”
WTF, Steve? Look up the definition of “humanitarian.” What an embarrassing and outrageous thing to say. You should go back to Ukraine and ask the families of the children Putin has kidnapped and murdered whether they agree your friend Putin is a “humanitarian.”
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— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) October 21, 2026
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas responded to a video of Witkoff’s comments: “No. Putin is a stone cold killer,” he wrote on X.
“Another embarrassment,” said Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who has been critical of the Trump administration’s handling of Russia and Ukraine.
Witkoff’s praise of Putin also comes as Mr. Trump made the surprise move last week to waive new U.S. sanctions on Russia two days before they were supposed to go into effect, defying Congress and his late friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham. The waivers came one week after Mr. Trump had eased sanctions on Russian diesel and announced a deal with Putin to import diesel to the U.S. market.
Mr. Trump has expressed increasing frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and on Tuesday, said “Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven’t been doing much.”
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