"“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. And I think Yuri, the president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal.”"
"“No, look. I think we'll just make this paper from our position, and I'll informally pass it along, making it clear that it's all informal. And let them do like their own. But, I don't think they'll take exactly our version, but at least it'll be as close to it as possible, Dmitriev.”}],"
Leaked call transcripts capture an Oct. 14 conversation in which Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff coached Russian foreign-policy adviser Yuri Ushakov to flatter President Trump and urged more hopeful language to secure a peace deal, suggesting concessions including Donetsk and a possible land swap. A separate Oct. 29 call between Ushakov and Kremlin economic adviser Kirill Dmitriev indicates Dmitriev expected Russia to draft a peace proposal and to pass it informally so others could adapt it. The Trump-backed proposal was criticized as offering excessive concessions to Russia and drew objections from many GOP members of Congress.
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