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The concern is, does Witkoff understand exactly what Putin is telling him and convey that properly?”
said Mr. Graham, who recently visited Moscow
It’s not as though the United States has done great over the years with experienced diplomats when it comes to Putin,
said Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, who said Mr. Witkoff should be given a chance to prove himself.jpg)
Witkoff doesn’t have the experience, obviously, that someone like Burns did,
Ms. Hill saidYou come from a background of negotiations and transactions and deals, which is much different than diplomacy,
Mr. Kushner saidYou need to be super well prepared” to deal with Mr. Putin
said Fiona Hill, a Putin biographer who served as Mr. Trump’s senior National Security Council director for RussiaI never understood the Russian sanctions, candidly, because all it did was stop Russian investment into this country,
he said in a podcast interviewKnowing — to get on a plane, to go to Russia — who to trust, who not to trust, how do you feel like you’re able to navigate that?”
he askedI can tell you that the Kremlin likes Witkoff because they believe that he does provide a direct channel to Trump,
he added.jpg)
Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,
Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte
It's not going to happen. We'll make sure it doesn't happen,
he saidThe Russian news agency TASS has just reported that the plane carrying President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, has crossed into Russian airspace. Of course a critical meeting for the future of Ukraine coming up today between Steve whitkoff, and Russian leadership,
he explained
He was a cheerleader for this rapprochement where the two leaders would come together, and that’s what happened, so thank God,
Witkoff said
I am a member of that club that's buried a child,
Witkoff saidThat stunned me because I didn't know he was that interested in the Middle East,
Senator Graham told NBC back in January, while discussing Mr Witkoff's appointment
I spent a lot of time with Putin. Talking and developing a friendship and relationship with him…"
Speaking about his relationship with Mr Putin, he said