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US envoy gave Russian aide tips on how to sell Ukraine deal to Trump: report
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gave a senior Kremlin official tips on how to sell the Ukraine peace deal to the President Donald TrumpIt was said in a report:
Witkoff spoke on the phone with the Russian President Vladimir PutinAccording to Bloomberg, on October 14, Trump’s top foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, advised Putin on how he should discuss the issue with the US president.
“We put together a 20-point Trump plan with 20 points for peace, and I think maybe we can do the same with you,” Witkoff said, according to Bloomberg, referring to the Trump administration’s Gaza peace agreement.READ MORE.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images; Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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