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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 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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Everything else26 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  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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