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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Witkoff, who has said he has developed a friendship with Putin in his role as Trump's envoy"
This says it all about Trump's minions negotiating with Russia. They think Putin is an honest broker, when in fact he is a butcher.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/23/white-house-debating-lifting-sanctions-on-russian-energy-assets-00306486
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"Witkoff, who has said he has developed a friendship with Putin in his role as Trump's envoy" (Original Post)
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Lovie777
(18,089 posts)1. Witkoff knows who Putin is.................
Witkoff does not care about Ukraine.
tanyev
(46,164 posts)2. When you sit down next to a rattlesnake and the snake starts crawling toward you,
it's not because it wants to be friends with you.
Emrys
(8,592 posts)3. Accomplice to genocide - there are usually repercussions for that. n/t
Kid Berwyn
(20,074 posts)4. Ask the Boss how Navalny is doing.
Not Trump, Witkoff, he doesnt know much worth knowing ask the Big Boss, Putin. He knows.
Tommy Carcetti
(43,868 posts)5. Being friends with Putin won't save you in the end.
Ask Yevgeny Prigozhin.