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US Envoy Proposes Trump-Putin Call for Ukraine Peace

11/26/2025

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. presidential envoy, proposed collaboration between the United States and Russia on a Ukraine peace plan during an October 14 phone call with Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov.
He suggested Vladimir Putin discuss the plan with U.S. President Donald Trump and to arrange a Trump-Putin call before Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s White House visit.
Witkoff advised using the recent Gaza peace deal as a reference point for the discussion.

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. presidential envoy, proposed collaboration between the United States and Russia on a Ukraine peace plan during an October 14 phone call with Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov.
He suggested Vladimir Putin discuss the plan with U.S. President Donald Trump and to arrange a Trump-Putin call before Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s White House visit.
Witkoff advised using the recent Gaza peace deal as a reference point for the discussion.