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Featuring: Steve Witkoff, Republican | U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East | National

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FULL INTERVIEW: Trump Peace Envoy Steve Witkoff Discusses Putin Summit, Zelensky Visit

Published | Video Starts at 08:54

But assuming they could, we were able to win the following concession, that the United States could offer Article 5 like protection, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO. We were able to win the following concession, that the United States could offer Article 5 like protection, which was the first time we had ever heard the Russians agree to that. Zelensky says he supports President Trump's plan for a trilateral meeting. Putin, Zelensky, Trump. Has Putin agreed to do such a thing? Well, my belief is that we are going to. (08:54–09:07)

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