How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Vladimir Putin, using his ties with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, effectively selected Steve Witkoff as his preferred interlocutor from the Trump administration, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 01:31 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

Who chose Steve Witkoff? Putin www.wsj.com/world/putin- ...

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-- Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) Dec 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-21 09:52 AM

Any bets that will be an unfortunate accident reported in the news that a man had fallen out of the 11th floor of a office building. No suspects yet.

#2 | Posted by senorcleavage at 2025-12-21 11:33 AM

Vlad gets whatever he wants from Poodle Don... Envoys, Countries, money laundering for his Oligarchs.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-21 02:18 PM

We know who all the suckers, fools and dupes are, and we will have them in our employ ...
-FSB chief Vlad

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2025-12-21 03:02 PM

Let's say, for argument's sake, Biden/Harris had its shadow president in Obama.

Trump has his in Putin.

RWers: If you wanted a puppet master, you made your choice. Happy?

Putin is white, so there's that.

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-21 05:04 PM

Putin is white, so there's that.

And he hates the gays. Win win!

#6 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-12-21 05:15 PM

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