Trump Secretly Puts Another Special Envoy in Charge of Ukraine War – NYT

Kateryna Chornovol22:21, 11.02.25

Trump’s official special envoy for Ukraine and Russia is retired General Keith Kellogg.

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has secretly assigned another special representative,  Stephen Witkoff, to deal with the issue of the Russian war against Ukraine .

The New York Times reports this, citing sources . It is noted that Trump’s official special envoy for Ukraine and Russia is retired General Keith Kellogg.

The publication’s sources report that several weeks ago the American president “secretly gave Witkoff the authority to expand his portfolio beyond the Middle East in order to open a negotiating channel with the Russians.”

“Trump trusts Whitkoff, with whom he has been friends since the 1980s, on a personal level and has told people close to him that he believes the developer has the negotiating skills to help end the war in Ukraine,” the report says.

Who is Steven Witkoff

Steven Witkoff is a businessman, developer, and investor in commercial real estate. His company, The Witkoff Group, specializes in the development, management, and redevelopment of premium real estate properties in the United States and abroad.

In the Donald Trump administration, Witkoff holds the position of special envoy to the Middle East. In particular, in two months he managed to force Israel and Hamas to sit down at the negotiating table and reach a compromise.

In early February, the journalist mistakenly reported that Whitkoff had been appointed Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, but later deleted the post and apologized.

Notably, Witkoff also flew to Moscow. He arrived there to free the detained American teacher Mark Vogel.

(C)UNIAN 2025

3 comments

  1. “force Israel and Hamas to sit down at the negotiating table”

    That was President Biden’s deal, that Witkoff pushed Netanyahu to implement by trumpkov’s inauguration.

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