U.S. Focus on Iran Shifts Ukraine War Dynamics as Witkoff Meets Putin Seven Times
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Anton Troianovski
5d ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
The article reports on the shifting dynamics of the Ukraine war as the Trump administration's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner focus diplomatic attention on Iran, drawing criticism and concern from Ukraine. Witkoff has met with Putin seven times since Trump returned to office. Russia's Putin has acknowledged the U.S. is "distracted" by Iran, while Ukraine's President Zelensky lamented that his country is not the top U.S. priority, saying "unfortunately, we are in this queue of these wars." Meanwhile, both Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks, with experts calling it one of the most dangerous moments since Russia's full-scale invasion. The U.S. ambassador posts to both Moscow and Kyiv remain vacant.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.
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