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Scoop: Trump envoy’s conflict of interest: a Russia-linked business partner

Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, has a serious and unreported conflict of interest in Russia-Ukraine negotiations: his relationship with Ukraine-sanctioned businessman Len Blavatnik.

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