Posted on 08/02/2025 2:01:16 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Moscow on Sunday to try for a breakthrough in negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict, according to US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker.
Trump has also announced that Witkoff will travel to Russia, although he gave no specific timeline. The special envoy has previously met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on several occasions during past diplomatic efforts.
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Let’s hope there is progress.
This war is a big hole.
It’s a deep hole, and now it’s really hard to crawl out of it.
It’s good they’re still talking. Neither China nor India are likely to abide by the new sanctions.
“It’s good they’re still talking. Neither China nor India are likely to abide by the new sanctions.”
Russia wouldn’t be wasting their time with Witkoff unless something is going on behind the scenes, and like you say, it’s a good thing.
A lost cause.
Kellogg one time, Whitkoff the next, and then there are the back door negotiations. At least the old Neocon Kellogg seems to have been sidelined.
He reminded me of another inept fool, remember what happened to Trump’s Rex Tillerson?
I would worry about a false flag operation to kill him and blame on Russia. Or, the Russians to actually do it and blame it on Ukraine. Either way, I would be careful about the timing of a visit.
That guy is working his butt off !
Bad timing. Chasov Yar has fallen. The center of Pokrovsk is seeing intense battles. The Lyman front lines are collapsing. Why would the RF forces stop now that a rout is imminent?
What Sochi air defense doink?
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“The apartment of a businessman close to Zelensky in the building at 9a Hrushevsky Street is ‘like a shadow Presidential Office, where contracts for arms sales, bribes in the energy sector, business takeovers, and which major businessmen should be sanctioned were discussed’, said MP [Oleksiy] Goncharenko.”
"There are wiretapping recordings in Mindich’s golden toilet apartment, which also capture the president’s voice. Mindich is a long-time business partner of Zelensky, co-owner of the Kvartal95 studio (Zelensky’s comedy show).”
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