Politico: Witten’s inexperience and style derail Trump and Putin negotiations for Ukraine

President Donald Trump’s unexpected summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin could have been a distinctive achievement for Steve Whitkov, the businessman who turned into a diplomat and facilitated the meeting. However, the promised subsequent meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski were not implemented, the demands for a truce were abandoned, the threats of harsh measures disappeared and the Trump team has not offered a clear way for the sequel. Americans, Ukrainian and European officials express frustration and point out that part of the problem is the peculiar style of Whitkov, Trump’s special envoy to peacekeeping missions and main mediator for Ukraine. He has refused to consult experts and allies, so they are often inadequately informed and unprepared, according to seven people who know the internal discussions. Two reported that it is facing the conflict as a conflict over real estate, as if it were a dispute over land. Trump’s unusual “negotiator” has met […]
Source: News Beast

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