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Witkoff's audio emerges advising Russians on how to approach Trump, the president defends him: This is how a negotiator behaves!

2025-11-26 17:28:12Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Donald Trump has defended his special envoy Steve Witkoff after an audio recording emerged of him advising a Russian official on how to approach the US president.

Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had not heard the audio, but believed Witkoff was doing "what a negotiator does" to "sell" the peace plan to both Russia and Ukraine.

The leaked phone call from last month came to light days after a 28-point draft peace plan presented by the US reflected Russian positions on its all-out war in Ukraine.

Witkoff has visited Moscow several times this year and will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin again next week. But he has yet to hold talks in Kiev.

The special envoy, as the BBC writes, has never been to Kiev, although other US officials have visited the Ukrainian capital, and even Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll was in Kiev this week. Trump said there will be further talks with the Ukrainians.

Diplomatic talks have continued after criticism from Ukrainian and European leaders that the initial draft was too favorable to Russia. Among the proposals was the handover of Ukrainian-controlled territory in the east to Russia.

The plan has since been revised to better reflect Ukraine's interests and the views of European allies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to meet with Trump to discuss remaining "sensitive points."

In the leaked audio recording, obtained and distributed as a transcript by Bloomberg, Witkoff is heard advising Yuri Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser, on how to win the US president's favor.

During the ensuing conversation, the two men talk about ending the war, with Ushakov asking if it would be useful for their bosses to talk.

Witkoff is quoted as saying yes, and that “my man is ready to do it.” He then advises him on how to conduct the call.

“Just reiterate that you congratulate President Trump on this achievement… that you respect him as a man of peace and you’re really happy to see this happen,” Witkoff was quoted as saying. “I think this is going to be a very good call.”

According to the transcript, Witkoff adds: "I told the president that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace agreement. That is my belief. The problem is that we have two nations that have a hard time reaching a compromise."

"I'm even thinking about maybe drafting a 20-point peace proposal, like we did in Gaza," Witkoff adds.


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