Someone told Trump and Witkoff that the Russians were ‘flexible’ regarding an unconditional cease fire in Ukraine. So Witkoff flew to Russia to work on the plan...just to be told that nothing’s changed and that Russia would only agree to a cease fire under certain conditions.
Witkoff wasted his time going and wasted Putin’s time meeting with him. Who gave Trump/Witkoff the bad information? Don’t know, but Waltz is certainly high on the list of possibilities, given his Neocon credentials. I could certainly see Trump being angry over the screw up, whoever caused it.
“Witkoff wasted his time going and wasted Putin’s time meeting with him. Who gave Trump/Witkoff the bad information? Don’t know, but Waltz is certainly high on the list of possibilities”
Doesn’t really make sense - Waltz would be less likely to push a negotiation with Putin. The hawkish End The War strategy would be to ramp up pressure on Russia: economic, and arms to Ukraine. Force a negotiation. Sending Witkoff of is the Tucker strategy of Russia is our friend.