United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart.

In the October 14 audio recording reviewed and transcribed by Bloomberg , Witkoff counsels top Russian foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov on how Russian President Vladimir Putin should approach a call with Trump. The transcript offers key new insight about the behind-the-scen

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