In the October 14 conversation, Witkoff appeared to guide Ushakov on how to present a peace proposal to Trump. According to the transcript, Witkoff said peace would likely require Ukraine giving up territory.

President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart.

On 5, Bloomberg published transcripts of two phone calls involving Yuri Ushakov, a top aide to the Russian president — one with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and another with Vladimir Putin’s special envoy,

Top Kremlin officials said it's premature to consider a peace plan close to done, and said they have not received an official proposal from the U.S.

Steve Witkoff is teaching a master class to Russian officials on how to get what they want from Donald Trump. On Oct. 14, Trump’s special envoy advised Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov,

The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.

A transcript of the call appears to show Steve Witkoff coaching his Russian counterpart on how they could get a better deal to end the war in Ukraine