Donald Trump’s special correspondent for the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, described Vladimir Putin as someone who “is not a bad boy”. He also explained that the Russian president revealed that, when Trump suffered a murder attempt in 2024, he prayed for his “friend”.
Steve WitkoffSpecial sending of Trump that He met for several hours with Putin In Moscow last week, he told the American media that conversations To seek the end of the conflict in Ukraine they were “constructive“And” they were based on the search for a solution.
In a conversation with the controversial right presenter Tucker Carlson, said Witkoff He does not consider Putin a “bad guy” And that, in his opinion, the Russian president is a “great leader” who tries to end the bloody three years of Russia with Ukraine.
Witkoff added: “I liked it. I think it was honest with me… I don’t think Putin is a bad guy. That war has complex circumstances, with many factors that made them take shape. When they shot him in July 2024.
New signs of the change in the posture of the White House regarding Russia
Witkoff also indicated that Putin revealed that “he had gone to his local church after the accident, to meet his priest and pray for Trump. Not to be able to be again President of the United States, but for his friendship, because he prayed for his Amigo“. The special correspondent for Donald Trump also said that Putin commissioned a Russian artist for a” beautiful “portrait of Trump and asked him to take him to the President of the United States.”
Witkoff’s commendated comments on Putin, who in recent years have qualified in the American public sphere mainly as an autocratic and belligerent leader, are a sign of a sign of a Drastic change in Washington’s approach As for the Kremlin after the return to Trump’s power.
Trump’s correspondent also stated that the Ukrainian president, Volodímir ZelenskiIt is in a very difficult position and must accept that the weather has come to reach an agreement with Moscow. “Zelenski is in a very, very difficult position“He said, adding that” now it is the best time to reach an agreement.
