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Steve Witkoff

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  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

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    Jan 8, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026

    Sep 25 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

    297 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 10, 2024

  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

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    Dec 25, 2023week of Sep 28, 2026

    Sep 28 Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences

    496 stories · earliest story we hold Dec 27, 2023

  • The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations

    Here for 3 stories about Steve Witkoff

    Jan 12week of Sep 28

    Sep 28 Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the US on a possible deal

    164 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 12

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

36 of 496 stories this September · 3 about Steve Witkoff

Russia now bombards Kyiv during the day as well as at night · 10 articles, Sep 1Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace · 24 articles, Sep 1Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks · 18 articles, Sep 2Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer · 7 articles, Sep 3Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt · 11 articles, Sep 3A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 3Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries after Kushner, Witkoff visit Moscow and Kyiv · 3 articles, Sep 4General Staff: Russia has lost 1,506,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 18 articles, Sep 6Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals · 2 articles, Sep 75 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops · 23 articles, Sep 9Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea · 10 articles, Sep 9Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ · 63 articles, Sep 9How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach · 10 articles, Sep 9Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says · 31 articles, Sep 9Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones · 11 articles, Sep 10Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says · 5 articles, Sep 10Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage · 60 articles, Sep 10Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Pause Strikes on Russia if Kremlin Spares Critical Infrastructure · 34 articles, Sep 14Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom · 7 articles, Sep 14Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine · 11 articles, Sep 16Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine · 15 articles, Sep 16Russian attack on Sumy kills 2, injures 7 as guided aerial bombs hit apartment building · 2 articles, Sep 18Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes · 16 articles, Sep 19Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow · 39 articles, Sep 20General Staff: Russia has lost 1,528,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 7 articles, Sep 20Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage · 7 articles, Sep 21Ukraine Launches 'World First' Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines · 3 articles, Sep 21Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes ahead of Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump · 29 articles, Sep 21Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil refining capacity falls as damage from Moscow strikes sets in · 2 articles, Sep 21Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure · 5 articles, Sep 22Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea · 7 articles, Sep 24Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 7 dead, 80 hurt · 35 articles, Sep 25Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7 · 7 articles, Sep 28Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences · 4 articles, Sep 28
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

9 of 297 stories this September · 12 about Steve Witkoff

Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected · 29 articles, Sep 4Zelenskyy says US envoys have 'very good' ideas to end Russia's war on Ukraine · 9 articles, Sep 6Putin, Trump speak on war, goals · 30 articles, Sep 6Kremlin to press on with war in Ukraine despite U.S. talks · 3 articles, Sep 7Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys · 24 articles, Sep 8Putin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Zelensky hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit · 11 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion · 11 articles, Sep 25
The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations

15 of 164 stories this September · 3 about Steve Witkoff

Iran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does · 13 articles, Sep 1Iran urges US to comply with interim deal after Trump threatens further strikes · 6 articles, Sep 1Wright: US 'may not' reach nuclear agreement with Iran · 9 articles, Sep 6Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies · 5 articles, Sep 14Trump to hold talks on Iran with Gulf leaders next week, Axios reports · 5 articles, Sep 15At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' · 306 articles, Sep 17Iran gives conditions to end war with US, re-engage in talks · 3 articles, Sep 19Trump open to meeting Iran’s president on UN sidelines: Rubio · 2 articles, Sep 20Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open strait · 207 articles, Sep 21Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection · 5 articles, Sep 22‘I have a big decision to make’: Trump had a ‘good meeting’ with Iranian officials warning he may ‘annihilate the Islamic Republic’ · 1 article, Sep 22Israel's Netanyahu says at U.N. that attacking Iran was 'one of the easiest decisions' he's ever made · 7 articles, Sep 24US 'must choose' whether to end war: Iran president to Fox News · 4 articles, Sep 24Iran officials pessimistic about US deal before midterms · 4 articles, Sep 27Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the US on a possible deal · 22 articles, Sep 28

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Everything else6 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Steve Witkoff that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jan 14Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan, U.S. envoy says13 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 5 right

Stories that name Steve Witkoff

  1. Sep 23– 24Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction32 articles · 32 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 6 right
  2. Aug 14– 17Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Trust granted bank status in unprecedented move for president17 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 4 right
  3. Jul 1Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports48 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Feb 3– 4US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says50 articles · 39 independent sources
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  1. Apr 6Airstrikes on Iran kill more than 25 as Trump's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz looms7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
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