Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his envoy to Russia, real estate developer Steve Witkoff (Will Oliver/UPI)
EA on WION: The Trump-Kremlin Plan for Ukraine’s Capitulation
EA on France 24 and TVP World: Putin’s “Window” to Conquer Ukraine
In a 24-minute special VideoCast, I chat with Kate Gerbeau on Times Radio’s Frontline about the origin of the Trump-Kremlin “plan” for Ukraine’s capitulation and why it will — and must — be rejected by Kyiv and its European partners.
I explain the interaction between Trump’s envoy/real estate developer Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and the Russians, who leaked the discussions to the media to put pressure on the Trump Administration to implement the plan.
But I note resistance within the Administration to the plotting, despite the departure of Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. And I emphasize that Ukraine and Europe cannot be forced to agree to the capitulation.
I also address Ukraine’s corruption scandal, and I close with thoughts — drawn from my friends in Ukraine — of how and why they continue to sacrifice and resist.
