"The transcript of a leaked phone conversation between President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a Kremlin adviser-published in Wednesday's Bloomberg News -might stand as the most remarkable security breach of the year, in several ways. And the document proves, once and for all, that in the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Witkoff is acting as a Russian tool."
"First, Trump is left with two choices: to either fire Witkoff, who is not a formally appointed official anyway, or essentially confirm that he is acting as a Russian tool as well. The fact that Trump has decided to send Witkoff to Moscow for further talks in the coming days suggests the latter. Second, the transcript of a follow-on phone conversation between two Kremlin advisers discussing the Witkoff call-also"
A leaked transcript of a phone call between Steve Witkoff and a Kremlin adviser shows Witkoff acting as a Russian tool in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. The leak forces President Trump to choose between firing Witkoff or effectively confirming Witkoff’s alignment with Russia; Trump’s decision to send Witkoff to Moscow suggests tacit endorsement. A follow-on Kremlin-adviser transcript indicates the 28-point "peace" plan was largely a Kremlin product favoring Russia; U.S., European, and Ukrainian diplomats, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, revised the plan to balance it. Transcripts of intercepted Russian calls are highly classified, and such a leak appears unprecedented. The leak appears intended to expose and mobilize opposition to a pro-Russia faction.
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