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Report: U.S. envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
President Trump envoy Steve Witkoff advised VladimirPutin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov that Putin should call Trump to congratulate him for the Gaza peace deal, say Russia had supported it and that he respects the president as a man of peace.

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Russian economist and Putin critic on latest Ukraine peace plan talks
Trump Has No Issue With U.S. Envoy Appearing To Coach Russia
Russia Says Leak of Witkoff Call Recording Is Unacceptable, Amounts to Hybrid Warfare
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that he will be in touch with U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff about the purported leak of a phone conversation between the two men, which he called un...

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A peace plan for Ukraine: Painful, imperfect — and inevitable
Russia Rules Out Big Concessions on Ukraine as Leak Shows Witkoff Advised Moscow
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
The transcript offers key new insight about the behind-the-scenes talks that produced a 28-point peace plan that has been the subject of intense discussions between the Trump administration, Russia an...

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The Latest: US aide coached Putin’s aide on pitching Trump, according to a Bloomberg report
Donald Trump sends top envoy to Russia to finalise US peace plan for Ukraine
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