The concern is, does Witkoff understand exactly what Putin is telling him and convey that properly?”
It’s not as though the United States has done great over the years with experienced diplomats when it comes to Putin,
Witkoff doesn’t have the experience, obviously, that someone like Burns did,
You come from a background of negotiations and transactions and deals, which is much different than diplomacy,
You need to be super well prepared” to deal with Mr. Putin
I never understood the Russian sanctions, candidly, because all it did was stop Russian investment into this country,
Knowing — to get on a plane, to go to Russia — who to trust, who not to trust, how do you feel like you’re able to navigate that?”
I can tell you that the Kremlin likes Witkoff because they believe that he does provide a direct channel to Trump,
Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,
It's not going to happen. We'll make sure it doesn't happen,
The Russian news agency TASS has just reported that the plane carrying President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, has crossed into Russian airspace. Of course a critical meeting for the future of Ukraine coming up today between Steve whitkoff, and Russian leadership,
He was a cheerleader for this rapprochement where the two leaders would come together, and that’s what happened, so thank God,
I am a member of that club that's buried a child,
That stunned me because I didn't know he was that interested in the Middle East,
I spent a lot of time with Putin. Talking and developing a friendship and relationship with him…"