Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan (apnews.com)
from HowRu68@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 26 Nov 12:09
https://lemmy.world/post/39335638

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a peace plan aimed at bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a transcript of the call published by Bloomberg News on Tuesday.

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published by the news service, advised Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that Putin should call Trump to congratulate him for the Gaza peace deal, say Russia had supported it and that he respects the president as a man of peace.

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protist@mander.xyz on 26 Nov 13:24 next collapse

From Wikipedia:

In 2018, Witkoff opposed sanctions against Russia for its occupation of Crimea.

Witkoff has praised Russian president Putin and has appeared to support Russian government claims about its war against Ukraine. He said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “not necessarily” started by Russia, that NATO had a significant role in provoking the conflict, and that most Eastern Ukrainians want to live under Russian rule.

cyborganism@piefed.ca on 26 Nov 14:37 collapse

So he’s a traitor

SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social on 26 Nov 17:15 collapse

Point at the non-traitors in the government, we’ll be faster that way.

frongt@lemmy.zip on 26 Nov 18:20 collapse

In the Trump administration? I don’t know if you could find any.

lka1988@sh.itjust.works on 26 Nov 21:21 collapse

Somebody leaked this. So someone in the admin at least has balls.

Klear@quokk.au on 27 Nov 01:14 collapse

Betraying fellow traitors doesn’t necessarily make you clean. It’s more likely it was leaked by a double traitor.

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world on 27 Nov 01:12 collapse

Traitor.