"In an Oct. 14 phone call that lasted a little over five minutes, Witkoff advised Yuri Ushakov, Putin's top foreign policy aide, on how the Russian leader should broach the issue with Trump. His guidance included suggestions on setting up a Trump-Putin call before Volodymyr Zelenskiy's White House visit later that week and using the Gaza agreement as a way in. "We put a 20-point Trump plan together that was 20 points for peace and I'm thinking maybe we do the same thing with you," Witkoff told Ushakov, according to a recording of the conversation reviewed and transcribed by Bloomberg."
"The conversation for the first time offers direct insight into Witkoff's recent tactics for negotiating with Russia and what appears to be the genesis of the 28-point peace proposal that emerged earlier this month - which the US has pushed Ukraine to accept as the basis of a deal. Putin said this month he believed the US plan could be used as the basis for a peace settlement. He told senior officials at a meeting of the Russian Security Council that the 28-point plan had not been discussed in detail yet with the US, but that Moscow had received a copy of it."
Steve Witkoff called Yuri Ushakov on Oct. 14 for a little over five minutes and advised how Vladimir Putin should broach a Ukraine peace proposal with Donald Trump. He suggested arranging a Trump-Putin call before Volodymyr Zelenskiy's White House visit and using the Gaza agreement as an opening. Witkoff referenced a prior "20-point Trump plan" and proposed a similar 20-point approach for Russia. The exchange appears to mark the genesis of a 28-point peace proposal that the United States has urged Ukraine to accept as a basis for a deal. Putin said Moscow received a copy and viewed the plan as a possible settlement basis.
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