Donald Trump is sticking with longtime friend and special envoy for peace missions, Steve Witkoff, even as a report late Tuesday appeared to portray Witkoff as coaching an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to approach the U.S. president.

Bloomberg News published the transcript of an Oct. 14 telephone call in which Witkoff reportedly told Yuri Ushakov they should work together on a ceasefire plan for Ukraine and that Putin should raise it with Trump.

For the White House, this new development comes after nearly a week of confusion and criticism over a framework for a peace plan seen by Ukraine's allies.

The leak of the original U.S.-led plan entailed Ukraine capping the size of its military and swearing off any plans for future NATO membership, while Russia would gain more t

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