Top Trump negotiator suggests Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘provoked’

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Parroting Putin and Trump, Witkoff Says Russia Was ‘Provoked’ Into Invading Ukraine

Steve Witkoff, one of Donald Trump's top negotiators, claimed Russia "was provoked" into invading Ukraine in 2022.

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US special envoy says war in Ukraine not ‘necessarily’ provoked by Russia

US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, whose portfolio has expanded to encompass Ukraine, suggested that the war there wasn't "necessary" provoked by the Kremlin.

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Top Trump negotiator suggests Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘provoked’

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East, suggests that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was provoked and reacts to Russian State media saying Trump is in ‘alignment’ with Putin.

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Trump’s Russia envoy declines to blame Moscow for starting war with Ukraine

Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russia should not necessarily be blamed for sparking the war in Ukraine — a position that aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent strikes against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the three-year anniversary of the fighting looms. “The war didn’t need to happen — it was provoked. It doesn’t necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians,” Witkoff said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sun…

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Top Trump State Dept. Official Tells Jake Tapper: Ukraine War Wasn’t ‘Necessarily’ Provoked ‘By the Russians’

The billionaire and top diplomat told CNN that there was a case to be made Moscow interpreted talks of Ukraine joining NATO before the invasion as a threat.

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The US President's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, told CNN that Russia should not be solely blamed for the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, stating that Kiev's desire to be part of NATO fueled the war.