This coincidence made the matter even more embarrassing. Tuesday, November 25, afternoon, Donald Trump published a message on his Truth Social network to welcome positive progress in negotiations regarding Ukraine. All of that will remain “some points of contention”he wrote, announcing a new trip to Moscow by his friend and special envoy, Steve Witkoff. The goal: convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign the plan, despite adjustments made by European countries, to rebalance its substance. Meanwhile, Army Minister Daniel Driscoll was tasked with further discussions with the Ukrainian side.
The American administration wants to believe that its new, dissonant diplomatic efforts will ultimately succeed. But in the afternoon, the Bloomberg news agency published a surprising revelation, providing unprecedented insight into relations between the United States and Russia in recent months. These are two separate telephone conversations, completely transcribed based on audio recordings. The first was between Steve Witkoff and Valdimir Putin’s diplomatic advisor, Yuri Ushakov, who was Russia’s ambassador to Washington. The second was between the latter and the president of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and chief negotiator on behalf of the Kremlin, Kirill Dmitriev.
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