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On Monday, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff flew to Moscow, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited France.
Witkoff is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try and sell him on the latest version of a peace deal, which has Ukrainian input. But after a phone call between Witkoff and a Russian counterpart, Zelenskiy is trying to shore up support among European allies — both to increase pressure on Trump to align with Ukraine and to garner more military support.
On today’s Big Take podcast, national security team leader Nick Wadhams unpacks the state of play between Russia and Ukraine, the developments of the last few days and whether an end to the war could be in sight.
Read more:
- US Says Ukraine Talks Productive as Witkoff Heads to Russia
- Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
- Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
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