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Trump Sends Witkoff to Moscow After Leak Alleging Kremlin Coaching on Ukraine Plan

A Bloomberg transcript naming Steve Witkoff as advising Yuri Ushakov heightens questions over the plan’s origins.

Overview

  • Trump says only a few disputed points remain and has directed his envoy to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, with the Kremlin confirming a provisional agreement for the visit.
  • The published call quotes Witkoff urging Putin to praise Trump over the Gaza deal and floating territorial trade‑offs including Donetsk for a prospective Ukraine agreement.
  • After backlash over a Moscow‑friendly 28‑point draft, talks in Geneva yielded a revised proposal described by participants as more protective of Ukrainian interests.
  • European leaders demand a formal role in the process and caution that a deal struck solely between major powers would not secure a just, durable peace for Ukraine.
  • Hostilities continue with reported Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv, as Washington plans parallel contacts with Kyiv through Defense official Dan Driscoll.