CDefeating Donald Trump will not be an easy task. To achieve this, it is best to seek advice from those closest to you. This is probably what the Kremlin is saying to itself, according to Bloombergspoke by telephone on October 14 with Steve Witkoff, the United States special envoy to the Middle East.
At the height of the successful peace agreement in Gaza, he spent approximately five minutes speaking by telephone with Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser. “I think if we manage to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, everyone will be happy,” he said during the call.
In the discussion, Russian diplomats suggested a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, before Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House. “Do you think it would be beneficial if our boss spoke on the phone?” » asked Yuri Ushakok innocently.
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“I’m going to call and I’m just going to repeat that you congratulate the president on this achievement (the Gaza peace plan), that you support him, that you respect the fact that he is a peace-loving person and that you are very happy to see this happen. I think this will result in a very good decision,” answered Steve Witkoff, who did not hide, during the conversation, his deep respect for Vladimir Putin.
According to him, he always told the American president “that the Russian Federation always wanted a peace agreement”. However, “I think the problem is that we have two countries that are struggling to find a compromise, and when we do, we will have a peace deal.” He proposed a twenty-point plan, like the one proposed for Gaza, and asked his colleagues to provide this advice to the Kremlin leadership.
“I think this is what our leaders can discuss,” stressed Yuri Ushakov, who also praised Donald Trump, calling him a “true peacemaker.” “Between you and me, I know what it would take to make a peace deal: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere. But rather than talk like that, let’s talk with more hope, Yuri, I think the president will give me a lot of freedom and latitude to reach this deal,” said Steve Witkoff.
“That is the characteristic of a negotiator”
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Such discussions leave no doubt about Russia’s influence, which is already quite clear, on the peace plan. When asked about this, Donald Trump stated that he did not listen to the call but that it was “classic negotiation”. “He has to convince Ukraine. He will convince Russia. That’s the nature of a negotiator,” he told reporters, Tuesday, November 25.
READ ALSO Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s dealmaker “I imagine he says the same thing to Ukraine, because each side has to make concessions. » “The initial 28-point peace plan, developed by the United States, has been refined with input from both sides, and only a few points of disagreement remain,” the US president said in a post on Truth Social. According to Agence France-Presse, this Wednesday, November 26, Steve Witkoff will visit in Moscow next week to discuss peace plans with Vladimir Putin.
