Trump’s top negotiator advised the Russians how to pitch Trump a plan to end Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. That took place during a roughly five-minute conversation on Oct. 14 between Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign-policy advisor. Bloomberg News, which obtained a recording of the call, published a transcript on Tuesday.

Witkoff advised flattering the U.S. president and predicted, “I think from that it's going to be a really good call.” The real-estate billionaire continued, “I'm even thinking that maybe we set out like a 20-point peace proposal, just like we did in Gaza. We put a 20-point Trump plan together that was 20 points for peace and I'm thinking maybe we do the same thing with you.”

“Here’s what I think would be amazing,” Witkoff said. “Maybe [P

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