What did Trump's henchman Steve Witkoff mean when he mentioned Donetsk to Putin's henchman, Yuri, in the call that leaked?
from sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 26 Nov 14:20
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Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere. But I’m saying instead of talking like that, let’s talk more hopefully because I think we’re going to get to a deal here

What does he mean by this?

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GammaGames@beehaw.org on 26 Nov 14:28 next collapse

They’ve wanted the region a long time

apnews.com/…/ukraine-russia-donetsk-region-7a5911…

sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz on 26 Nov 14:29 collapse

But is he not saying Putin’s gonna have to give it up?

streetfestival@lemmy.ca on 26 Nov 15:03 collapse

Based on other context provided in the call, Witkoff is telling Yuri how to sell the deal to Trump so that Putin can get what he wants from Trump. If that sounds treasonous because Witkoff works for the US government, that’s because it is treason.

Witkoff is saying that Putin wants Donetsk (an Eastern state in Ukraine) and some other land swap as part of the ‘deal.’

sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz on 26 Nov 15:14 collapse

Are they still under the delusion they get to dictate dick now?