2025-11-26
13 分钟Ukraine peace talks find real momentum,
even as a conversation between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Russian official leaks.
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The White House is defending special envoy Steve Wittkopf over a reportedly leaked conversation in which he told a Russian official that praising President Trump would help smooth over a call with President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine.
Wittkoff also suggested that Putin called Trump ahead of a White House visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
essentially giving the Kremlin an opportunity to press the case against giving Ukraine Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One,
President Trump said that Wittkoff's negotiating is a standard thing and suggested the envoy is making similar comments with Ukrainian counterparts amid a concerted push to end the war.
They're going to keep talking.
They're talking to Russia now.
Steve Wittkoff is going over, maybe with Jared.