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NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice

A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.

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A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.

Excerpt from the phone conversation between Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov. Screenshot from Bloomberg.

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  • Witkoff acting almost like an adviser to the Kremlin;

  • Details of the leaked conversations;

  • The Counteroffensive’s investigation into Witkoff’s prior business relationships which we believe constitute a conflict of interest

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