US EditionTrump backs Witkoff after leak reveals he advised top Putin aide on Ukraine deal
Leaked transcript reveals Witkoff coached Kremlin on pitching a Russia-friendly peace plan to Trump; plan faces criticism for favoring Moscow amid ongoing Ukraine conflict.
- On Wednesday, the Kremlin confirmed U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
- Last week, after the U.S. peace plan was published last week, U.S., Russian and Ukrainian representatives met in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, despite the Kremlin saying it had not formally received the proposal.
- A leaked recording suggests Steve Witkoff coached Yuri Ushakov on how Putin should pitch the peace plan to Trump, with Witkoff advising land concessions; Kirill Dmitriev called the audio fake, leaving its authenticity disputed.
- Kyiv signalled cautious engagement after Geneva talks, calling the plan 'workable' though unresolved, while Ursula von der Leyen insisted any deal must include security guarantees and no limits on Ukraine’s forces.
- Longer term, analysts say U.S. involvement includes proposals to transfer 285 billion in frozen Russian assets, highlighting great-power stakes and U.S. engagement with Moscow.
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US envoy Steve Witkoff offered advice in a phone call with the Kremlin on how the Russians could best approach President Trump about ending the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg news agency, citing a recording of the conversation. It is unclear who leaked it. The October 14 phone call lasted just over five minutes and offers a glimpse into Witkoff's approach. Neither the Russians nor the Americans disputed the report. Witkoff spoke …
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President Donald Trump appears unfazed that a Cabinet-level envoy appeared to be advising the other side in ongoing foreign-policy negotiations. After Bloomberg published a bombshell report on Tuesday revealing a purported transcript of U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff, who has been credited with helping to broker the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and who is currently working on U.S. efforts to broker peace betwee…
Trump's special envoy Witkoff is said to have given advice to a Kremlin chief Putin's advisor on how Moscow can make Russian ideas about a possible end to the Ukraine war palatable to the US president.
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