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Steve Witkoff

Arcs in the news about Steve Witkoff from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 117 stories · 691 articles · earliest story we hold Sep 17, 2024

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  • The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

    Here for 12 stories about Steve Witkoff

    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

    Here for 3 stories about Steve Witkoff

    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

    499 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 Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

5 of 279 stories this December · 2 about Steve Witkoff · gone quiet

American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack · 23 articles, Dec 2Trump warns of "ALL HELL TO PAY" if Israeli hostages are not released · 29 articles, Dec 2Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza · 12 articles, Dec 11Negotiators say Israel and Hamas are inching toward a ceasefire deal. This is what it may look like · 11 articles, Dec 16Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar · 39 articles, Dec 30
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

16 of 499 stories this December · 3 about Steve Witkoff

US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’ · 13 articles, Dec 11Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with massive attack of cruise missiles and drones · 24 articles, Dec 13Ukrainian drone hits Russia's Chechnya as Kyiv continues pushback after Moscow bombardment - The Daily Reporter · 17 articles, Dec 14At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war, South Korea says · 31 articles, Dec 16Ukraine assassinates top Russian chemical weapons chief · 6 articles, Dec 17A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine · 56 articles, Dec 17Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general · 36 articles, Dec 18Researcher: North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use against Ukraine in months · 8 articles, Dec 19Russian bombardment targets Kyiv after Ukraine fires U.S.-made missiles across the border · 12 articles, Dec 20Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line · 16 articles, Dec 21Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says · 21 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy denounces Russian Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukraine as · 6 articles, Dec 25Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day · 38 articles, Dec 25Ukraine's Military Intelligence Says North Korean Troops Suffer Heavy Battlefield Losses · 10 articles, Dec 26Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine's orders · 6 articles, Dec 26Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says · 12 articles, Dec 27
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

5 of 297 stories this December · 12 about Steve Witkoff

Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible · 42 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine · 6 articles, Dec 9Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential talks with Trump during year-end news conference · 8 articles, Dec 19Pope calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine in Christmas Day message · 10 articles, Dec 25Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine · 9 articles, Dec 30

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else3 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Nov 12– 13Trump appoints real estate exec Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 5 right

Stories that name Steve Witkoff

  1. Nov 12– 13President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director31 articles · 26 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 8 right
  2. Sep 13– 17Donald Trump launches family's crypto venture World Liberty Financial on X31 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 4 right
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