Trump’s Envoys’ Kyiv Visit Will Embarrass Them & Offend Ukrainians | Bohdan Nahaylo
US President Donald Trump’s real estate mogul friend Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, whom Trump has appointed as his special peace envoys, are expected to finally visit Kyiv, after already having met with Russian envoys several times, including in Moscow. Can their diplomatic efforts succeed in bringing Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table?
US President Donald Trump's real estate mogul friend Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are set to visit Kyiv as part of Trump's peace efforts. These visits follow multiple meetings with Russian envoys in various locations, including Moscow. The question remains whether these diplomatic efforts can bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.
According to Bohdan Nahaylo, Editor-in-Chief of the Kyiv Post, these visits are not true diplomacy but rather "business efforts by businessmen close to Trump." Nahaylo dismissed the envoys as "not diplomats." He suggested that their pursuit of the best deal for Trump and a share of Ukrainian mineral wealth could be embarrassing, especially given the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
Nahaylo also expressed skepticism about how Zelensky could keep Trump engaged, describing the visits as "disgusting" to most Ukrainians who perceive the envoys as not being treated with the proper diplomatic respect.
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