🇺🇸 Trump secretly expanded envoy Stephen Witkoff’s role to open a backchannel with Russia, per NYT.
Witkoff, originally appointed as a Middle East envoy, has already spoken with Putin’s allies and discussed Ukraine in Saudi Arabia & Qatar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 11 February 2025 at 20:35
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth -during a press moment in Germany- said that the US does not plan to send troops to Ukraine. He emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement regarding Ukraine.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 11 February 2025 at 16:02
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Treasury Secretary Bessent will visit Kyiv this week to discuss securing US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, including uranium, titanium, and lithium. This follows Trump's push for an agreement where Ukraine's resources are exchanged for US aid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 11 February 2025 at 15:16
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New Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will participate in a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine Defense "Ramstein" this week. He will probably not announce new weapons supplies for Ukrainian soldiers.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 11 February 2025 at 14:02
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"The Kremlin has no information on Steve Witkoff's arrival in Moscow, who is referred to as an unofficial advisor to Trump. No contacts are planned," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 11 February 2025 at 09:23
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