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Douglas Alexander is a British Labour politician and the secretary of state for Scotland. He represents Lothian East in the House of Commons and previously served as a minister for trade. His earlier cabinet roles included international development, transport and Scotland.
We have documented 1 statement by Douglas Alexander, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: UK secretary of state for Scotland
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Statement summary
Alexander rejects Witkoff's description on behalf of the UK government. He cites Russia's invasion of Ukraine and attempted assassinations in Britain, and reiterates support for Ukraine.
“So we simply do not recognise the description of Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian.”
Envoy Steve Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian after Russia freed American Stephen Hubbard. Senators from both parties rejected the label, calling Putin a killer and a war criminal; President Trump said it could be used for the purpose of freeing Hubbard.
