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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

    499 stories · earliest story we hold Dec 27, 2023

  • The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations

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    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

10 of 499 stories this December · 3 about Steve Witkoff

The message behind Putin’s camouflage-clad claim of victory in a key Ukrainian city · 14 articles, Dec 2More than a million without power in Ukraine regions after intense Russian strikes · 8 articles, Dec 13In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones · 7 articles, Dec 15Ukraine Hits Russian Shadow Tanker in Mediterranean for First Time · 5 articles, Dec 188 dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port · 20 articles, Dec 20Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow · 36 articles, Dec 22Major Russian Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 3 People and Cuts Power · 11 articles, Dec 23Russia strikes Ukraine's capital, kills at least 1 person day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting · 31 articles, Dec 27Ukraine denies Russian claim that drone attack targeted one of Putin’s residences · 26 articles, Dec 29Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory · 7 articles, Dec 31
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December · 12 about Steve Witkoff

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29

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  1. Oct 20Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in place after Israeli strikes7 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Oct 5– 8US, Qatar, Turkey to join third day of Gaza peace talks in Egypt9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  3. Aug 27Middle East updates: Trump to host meeting on post-war Gaza – DW9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Aug 6Putin-Witkoff meeting was ‘constructive,’ Kremlin says5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Jul 30– Aug 1Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid site amid outrage over starvation under Israel's assault43 articles · 27 independent sources
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  6. Apr 23High-profile Ukraine peace talks collapse after Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff pull out1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  7. Mar 22Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says8 articles · 4 independent sources
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Stories that name Steve Witkoff

  1. Oct 20– 22Vance arrives in Israel to bolster fragile Gaza ceasefire37 articles · 23 independent sources
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  2. Oct 20US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire after a major flareup11 articles · 6 independent sources
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  3. Oct 10– 14Hostages freed as part of Gaza deal: What to know – DW150 articles · 64 independent sources
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  4. Oct 8Trump says he may go to the Middle East for Gaza deal8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Jul 24– 25France to recognize Palestinian state, Macron says37 articles · 27 independent sources
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  6. Jul 19Trump says more hostages to be released from Gaza shortly5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Jun 1– 4Iran’s supreme leader criticizes US nuclear proposal21 articles · 18 independent sources
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  8. May 29– 31Hamas counters US-backed cease-fire proposal, wants more assurances before halting war in Gaza6 articles · 3 independent sources
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  9. May 26US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, urges Hamas to accept7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  10. May 19– 21Iran says despite U.S. demands, it will never stop enriching uranium8 articles · 7 independent sources
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