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Trump Praises ‘Great Dealmaker’ Witkoff as Mediator Despite Lack of Expertise on Russia
Trump Praises ‘Great Dealmaker’ Witkoff as Mediator Despite Lack of Expertise on Russia
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US President Donald Trump said that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, previously knew nothing about Russia, but had the best qualities to be a negotiator to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
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"Steve's a great dealmaker. But I noticed one thing about him. He had the greatest personality. He was a real estate guy in New York. He knew less about rivers and metes and bounds and Russia and the various places he's working on. He knew nothing about it … I have other guys, they're great deal makers, but you have to go into World War Three before the deal," Trump said at Hanukkah event on Tuesday. Since mid-November, the US has been promoting a new peace plan for Ukraine. On December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. The visit to Russia by the American envoys was regarding the discussion about the US peace plan for Ukraine. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the meeting helped Moscow and Washington "make a step toward better understanding one another's positions."
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Trump Praises ‘Great Dealmaker’ Witkoff as Mediator Despite Lack of Expertise on Russia
09:26 GMT 17.12.2025 (Updated: 10:37 GMT 17.12.2025) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, previously knew nothing about Russia, but had the best qualities to be a negotiator to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
"Steve's a great dealmaker. But I noticed one thing about him. He had the greatest personality. He was a real estate guy in New York. He knew less about rivers and metes and bounds and Russia and the various places he's working on. He knew nothing about it … I have other guys, they're great deal makers, but you have to go into World War Three before the deal," Trump said at Hanukkah event on Tuesday.
Since mid-November, the US has been promoting a new peace plan for Ukraine. On December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. The visit to Russia by the American envoys was regarding the discussion about the US peace plan for Ukraine. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the meeting helped Moscow and Washington "make a step toward better understanding one another's positions."
