Rep. Mike Turner says "you can't be America first and pro-Russia"

As the meeting kicked off Sunday, Rubio outlined that "the end goal is obviously not just the end of the war," but also "securing an end to the war that leaves Ukraine sovereign and independent and with an opportunity at real prosperity." Asked about a transcript of a call published by Bloomberg in which Witkoff appeared to be coaching a Kremlin aide on how to negotiate with President Trump, Turner said "the part that concerned me most is that there appeared to be an orchestration of giving Putin an opportunity to speak to Trump before President Zelenskyy was on his way to the White House." "This is delicate, it's complicated, there are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there's another party involved here that will have to be a part of the equation, and that will continue later this week when Mr. Witkoff travels to Moscow."

Author: Kaia Hubbard

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