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Envoy Steve Witkoff advocates rapid concessions favoring Russia, while Marco Rubio supports sustained pressure and Ukraine-friendly terms, reflecting deep Trump administration divisions.
- On Monday, July 7, 2025, NBC reported a growing rift between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, special envoy for peace missions and billionaire real estate developer.
- Steve Witkoff argues for rapid deals, favoring quick negotiations that pressure Ukraine toward concessions on President Donald Trump's orders, while Marco Rubio prefers a longer-term economic-pressure strategy shared by European allies.
- Traveling ahead, Witkoff flew to Geneva without informing Rubio or State Department officials, aiming to meet Ukrainian officials first, but Rubio ultimately arrived to join the talks.
- Observers warned that the split and Witkoff's tactics have drawn heavy scrutiny, with NBC reporting critics called his approach amateurish and 'a gift to the Russians' after meetings in Miami and with Russian negotiators.
- As the conflict nears its fourth anniversary, Steve Witkoff helps negotiate peace terms involving potential withdrawals from the Donbas region, but critics scrutinize his trust in Russia's claims.
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Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio competed for Washington's leading negotiating role, including during the end of the Russian-Ukraine war, NBC News claims NBC News, and an article on the channel's website about the divisions and disagreements that arose between competing officials of Donald Trump's administration, based on conversations with 10 current and former American and European officials.
There are disagreements between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. President Steve Witkoff's special envoy on approaches to ending Russia's war against Ukraine.
Trump special envoy clashes with Rubio as officials warn 'he’s a gift to the Russians'
One of Donald Trump's top officials working on the effort to broker a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is thought of as "a gift to the Russians," according to a new report from NBC News, and seems to be in conflict over the situation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The Monday report from NBC detailed the increasingly contentious dynamic between Rubio and Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer appointed as a "special envoy for…
More current and former U.S. officials and Europe spoke to NCB News about a private war between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's Special Representative, Steve Witkoff, in the context of the promotion...
Their views on the Russian Federation's war in Ukraine "are very different".
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How the divide between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff plays out could determine how the war in Ukraine ends and how the U.S. is perceived by its allies and adversaries.
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