The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded not only Ukraine and its allies but even some key US officials. The fact that it was a figure close to the vice president tasked to push the plan during a trip to Kyiv this past week was telling. The picture that emerged was that Witkoff and Dmitriev forged the plan during an October meeting in Miami that included Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, who worked with Witkoff on the Israel-Gaza peace deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
Author: Natalia Drozdiak, Alberto Nardelli, Mario Parker, Bloomberg
Published at: 2025-11-23 23:57:34
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