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Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia

The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.

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President Trump defended his envoy Steve Witkoff’s leaked conversation as a “standard thing” that “a deal maker does.”
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U.S. Army Secretary’s Unusual Role in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.

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The U.S. Army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, standing, as an American delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday. Mr. Driscoll, a 39-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel, appears to be on the rise in the Trump administration.
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