Witkoff, Kushner and Kremlin envoy Dmitriev didn’t plan peace, they planned business, writes WSJ.
In Miami they mapped a way to pull Russia’s $2T economy back into global markets, with U.S. companies beating Europe to the profits.
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In Miami they mapped a way to pull Russia’s $2T economy back into global markets, with U.S. companies beating Europe to the profits.
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Dmitriev pushed access to Russia’s $300B frozen assets, Arctic gas fields, rare-earth mines and even a joint SpaceX mission.
He told them U.S. firms could grab LNG blocks, nickel deposits and Arctic transport routes if Trump cut a deal.
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He told them U.S. firms could grab LNG blocks, nickel deposits and Arctic transport routes if Trump cut a deal.
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The leaked 28-point plan read like Moscow’s wish list: territorial concessions in Donetsk, U.S.–Russia investment funds and profit-sharing from “reconstruction.”
Poland’s PM Donald Tusk: “This is not about peace. It’s about business.”
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Poland’s PM Donald Tusk: “This is not about peace. It’s about business.”
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Putin’s oligarchs, Timchenko, Kovalchuk, the Rotenbergs, already met U.S. companies about gas blocks and rare-earth sites.
Exxon discussed returning to Sakhalin with Rosneft.
Trump-linked investors lined up for Arctic LNG and even Nord Stream 2.
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Exxon discussed returning to Sakhalin with Rosneft.
Trump-linked investors lined up for Arctic LNG and even Nord Stream 2.
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Witkoff flew to Russia 6 times in 2025.
He talked oil, Arctic shipping and prisoner swaps with Putin, often without full CIA or State briefings.
A European intel memo warned the Trump team explored joint U.S.–Russia Arctic mining, shocking allies.
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He talked oil, Arctic shipping and prisoner swaps with Putin, often without full CIA or State briefings.
A European intel memo warned the Trump team explored joint U.S.–Russia Arctic mining, shocking allies.
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Putin’s August offer through Witkoff demanded the last 20% of Donetsk.
He dangled dropping claims to parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, a swap Kyiv saw as a trap.
The Alaska summit collapsed after Putin launched a 1,000-year history lecture.
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He dangled dropping claims to parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, a swap Kyiv saw as a trap.
The Alaska summit collapsed after Putin launched a 1,000-year history lecture.
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In October Zelenskyy asked Trump for Tomahawks to hit Russian refineries.
Trump refused after a call with Putin.
Witkoff told Kyiv to ask for a 10-year U.S. tariff exemption instead of missiles.
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Trump refused after a call with Putin.
Witkoff told Kyiv to ask for a 10-year U.S. tariff exemption instead of missiles.
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All year businessmen, not diplomats, drove the blueprint.
They tied U.S.–Russia deals: Arctic gas, rare earths, pipelines, frozen money to Ukraine’s fate.
Witkoff says it benefits America.
Critics say it rewards aggression and monetizes concessions.
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They tied U.S.–Russia deals: Arctic gas, rare earths, pipelines, frozen money to Ukraine’s fate.
Witkoff says it benefits America.
Critics say it rewards aggression and monetizes concessions.
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Source: wsj.com/world/russia/r…
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