Steve Witkoff: “I think Vladimir Putin completely respects him.”

“In the Arab world, there's huge respect for him. You know, people respect power there. They respect fortitude. They respect people keeping their word, like not coming in and out. That's who he is. I think Vladimir Putin completely respects him. I think this trip that he made to Southeast Asia shows you that Xi respects him and they respect the fact that he'll do things to enforce America first policies.” (27:53–27:57)

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