Current Events > Trump Envoy Can't Name a Single Concession Russia Will Make in Peace Deal

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really seems to fit with reports of Trump having been recruited by the KGB since 1987

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-cant-name-a-single-concession-russia-will-make-in-peace-deal/

In an interview on State of the Union on Sunday, Tapper grilled Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy who claimed that he had developed a friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week after meeting in Moscow, on the different demands Trump had made on Ukraines president versus those made on Russia.
President Trump has been putting a lot of pressure on Ukrainian President Zelensky, as you just noted, and laying out the concessions Ukraine will have to make to end the war, Tapper pointed out. What concessions will Russia have?
But Witkoff answered in vague terms.
I think in any peace deal, each side is going to make concessions, whether its territorial concessions, whether its economic concessions, he said.
I think theres a whole array of things that happen in a deal, and youll see concessions from both sides.

He also said Trumps strengths lied mainly in his personable skills rather than in getting stuck debating complex details.
He brings people together. He gets them to understand that the pathway to peace is concessions and consensus building. And I think youre going to see a very successful result here.
Witkoff claimed earlier in the interview that the U.S. had reached a deal with Ukraine over its raw earth minerals that would be signed in the next few days.
I expect to see a deal signed this week, he told CNN. You saw President Zelensky waver in his commitment towards that a week ago. President [Trump] sent a message to him and hes not wavering anymore.
The Trump envoy had also said the president was stunned to find out that the U.S were sending the majority share of aid to Ukraine during the nearly three years of war.
The presidents revelation was apparently in spite of the media widely covering the aid spent during the Biden administration. The U.S also only outspent Europe in military aid rather than total aid, which can also include providing medical or emergency supplies.
There was an awkward moment when CNN showed Witkoff a clip from Russian state TV showing a commentator claiming Trumps position aligned with Putins.
Witkoff, however, said both countries had to work together to achieve peace.
I think youve got to have these relationships. Youve got to have communication. Thats the only way you get deals done.

I'm surprised he didn't just come out say they don't have to make any. Why not at this point?

WingsOfGood posted...

really seems to fit with reports of Trump having been recruited by the KGB since 1987

What gets me is that if this is true, why did nobody in the FBI, CIA, the DOJ, and Garland and Biden did nothing to stop him.

I imagine the closest thing to a concession Trumpy would have on the table is asking Daddy Putty to say "thank you" to him on TV after he hands him the country.

The concession will be rejected, Putty'll slap him in the face for forgetting his place, and it'll be the best day of Trump's life.

Because Russia didn't have to concede shit

Never should have prevented Ukraine from striking into Russia, instead of waiting 4 years and hoping Trump didn't become president.

Wild how the Republicans went from the party of Mcarthyism to the party of "Russia is our fwiends :3"

Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...

Wild how the Republicans went from the party of Mcarthyism to the party of "Russia is our fwiends :3"

They still claim to be the party of Lincoln.

The only time they pay attention to history is to either revise it or take notes on slave trade protocol.

DrizztLink posted...

I imagine the closest thing to a concession Trumpy would have on the table is asking Daddy Putty to say "thank you" to him on TV after he hands him the country.

The concession will be rejected, Putty'll slap him in the face for forgetting his place, and it'll be the best day of Trump's life.

Ah, the Tucker Carlson special.

Seriously, I remember watching that Putin interview by Tucker, just for reference, & it's kinda sad how Putin mocks & belittles one of the few people being generous to him, at that time.

What's With Everyone Capitalizing Topic Titles Like A Book Title?

Remember when Romney lost the election because he said Russia is the US' biggest geopolitical foe?

Now Republicans worship Russia

NeonPhoenix posted...

What's With Everyone Capitalizing Topic Titles Like A Book Title?

Artictle title

Why would Krasnov want Russia to make any concessions?

Trumps team is so trash. The obvious concession is that Russia is acknowledging how great Trump and America is because they couldnt achieve peace without the Art of the Deal