U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who recently emerged as a leading figure in negotiations regarding Russia and Ukraine, revealed insights into ongoing ceasefire talks between Moscow and Washington. In an interview on March 21 with American far-right political commentator Tucker Carlson, Witkoff openly parroted Russian

U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who recently emerged as a leading figure in negotiations regarding Russia and Ukraine, revealed insights into ongoing ceasefire talks between Moscow and Washington.

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  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    “They are Russian-speaking, and there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule,” Witkoff added, omitting the circumstances surrounding Russia’s sham referendums “at gunpoint” in occupied Ukraine.

    Following the start of Russia’s all-out war, Moscow occupied parts of Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in 2022 by killing thousands of people and destroying cities and towns.

    The same happened in Ukraine’s east, where Russia further advanced in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, a portion of which it held since 2014.

    Yea… sure doesn’t seem like the majority of the people