Steve Witkoff

Corruption probe forces Zelenskyy to fire Yermak; Witkoff to meet Putin early next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the resignation of his most significant aide and confidant Andriy Yermak on Nov. 28, shortly after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched Yermak’s residence in Kyiv.

29 November 2025, 02:43 AM

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:24 AM

Umerov to meet with Trump’s people in Miami—FT

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), will meet this week in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to further discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:52 AM

Russia announces gradual ban on WhatsApp, citing security concerns

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said on Nov. 28 it will introduce a series of restrictions on WhatsApp in the coming weeks, accusing Meta’s messaging service of violating Russian law.

28 November 2025, 11:38 PM

Russia, U.S. to discuss legal status of occupied Crimea and Donbas—Putin

During future negotiations with Washington, Moscow will once again push for the United States to recognize occupied Crimea and Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) as Russian territory, dictator Vladimir Putin said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 09:08 PM

Putin convinced Trump to withhold Tomahawks; Witkoff in hot water over phone leaks

In continuing fallout from Bloomberg’s reporting on exactly how U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff weaved Russian policy goals into an ostensibly U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, it looks like Russian dictator Vladimir Putin managed to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to refuse arming Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

27 November 2025, 02:25 AM

Expert on reason for leak of Witkoff-Ushakov conversation

Stanislav Zhelikhovsky, Candidate of Political Sciences and international expert, spoke to Radio NV on Nov. 26 about the leak of the conversation between Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, assistant to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

26 November 2025, 07:23 PM

U.S. lawmakers, officials slam Trump's envoy over leaked Russia call

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff should no longer be trusted to negotiate Ukraine peace after a leaked transcript showed him coaching Putin's aide, Republican Rep. Don Bacon wrote on X on Nov. 26, calling for his immediate firing.

26 November 2025, 06:50 PM

Expert on who is behind leak of Witkoff-Ushakov call, and what’s next for Ukraine talks

Political analyst and international affairs expert Maksym Nesvitaylov appeared on Radio NV on Nov. 26 to discuss why Russia might have benefited from the leak of a conversation between Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov. The call, parts of which were made public this week, touched on preparing a peace plan for Ukraine’s war with Russia. Nesvitaylov also weighed in on what to expect next in the negotiations.

26 November 2025, 05:13 PM

Kremlin comments on leaked call between Ushakov and Witkoff and rejects claims Russia is ready for peace

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Bloomberg’s publication of a transcript of a phone call between Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 02:17 PM

Putin's aide Ushakov reacts to Bloomberg report on leaked call with Trump's envoy

Yuri Ushakov, aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, commented on a Bloomberg report featuring a transcript of his Oct. 14 phone call with Steve Witkoff, special envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump.

26 November 2025, 11:15 AM

Kremlin dismisses reports it scripted parts of U.S.-backed peace plan

Russian official Kirill Dmitriev claimed that Bloomberg article publishing a transcript of his conversation with Putin’s aide Yuriy Ushakov about the so-called U.S. peace plan is “fake” in his post on X, published on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 09:20 AM

Witkoff advances Kremlin’s interests; key peace plan points remain unresolved

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has emerged as a key figure helping Russia corner Washington into forcing Ukraine to accept Moscow’s capitulation terms, based on thorough reporting by Bloomberg on Nov. 25, backed by transcripts of calls between Witkoff and senior Russian officials.

26 November 2025, 04:18 AM

Ukraine, U.S. still negotiating on key peace plan terms, report says

Progress in negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on a new peace plan is underway, but three key issues remain unresolved, CNN reported on Nov. 25, citing a source familiar with the talks.

26 November 2025, 03:52 AM

Witkoff coached Kremlin on how to negotiate with Trump—report

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff advised Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on how Russian dictator Vladimir Putin should engage with U.S. President Donald Trump to make the United States take a more pro-Russian foreign policy stance, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 03:16 AM

Moscow used Witkoff to present its capitulation demands as U.S.-backed peace plan—Bloomberg

Senior Russian officials orchestrated a diplomatic maneuver persuading U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to present a list of the Kremlin’s demands as a U.S.-backed peace plan to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 02:46 AM

Trump hears Ukraine peace plan from aides as Zelenskyy listens on speakerphone

Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner read a 28-point Ukraine–Russia peace proposal to Donald Trump while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listened in by speakerphone during their private discussions with National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Axios reported on Nov. 17.

24 November 2025, 06:16 PM

EU leaders push back on U.S. peace plan shaped by Russian contact, reject army cap for Ukraine

European leaders have proposed key revisions to a controversial U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine that has drawn sharp criticism for including potential limits on Ukraine’s military and major territorial concessions, The Washington Post reported on Nov. 22, citing a copy of the document.

23 November 2025, 05:35 PM

Trump envoys’ Miami meeting with sanctioned Russian sparks backlash over Ukraine peace plan

A private meeting in Miami between Trump administration officials and a sanctioned Russian envoy has triggered concern in Washington and across Europe after it resulted in a 28-point proposal to end the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2025, 12:08 PM

Europe appalled by profit-seeking in Trump’s ‘peace deal’

European diplomats and officials have reacted with outrage to clauses in Donald Trump’s “peace plan” which include the Untied States siphoning some of Russia’s frozen assets for itself, Politico reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 11:21 PM

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