Alastair Campbell and Christiane Amanpour Debate Trump Envoy Calling Putin a "Humanitarian"

Oct 22, 2026 | President Trump's special envoy calls Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian." Whose side is the US on? Newsnight asks a panel including Alastair Campbell, Christiane Amanpour, ex-UK National Security Advisor Mark Lyall Grant, ex-Conservative Cabinet Minister Thérèse Coffey and ex-US Deputy National Security Advisor K.T McFarland. With Paddy O'Connell.

For God’s sake, let us face facts: Trump and his cronies are not up the positions they hold. The Trump regime has been an utter failure. K T McFarland's comments are nothing short of vomit-inducing. — © Mark Alexander