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Zelensky says Trump envoy Witkoff 'spreading Russian narratives'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff of "spreading Russian narratives" after Witkoff suggested that a peace deal with Russia might depend on the status of Ukraine's occupied territories.

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Published April 17,2025 07:29 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Steve Witkoff of "spreading Russian narratives", after the US envoy suggested a peace deal with Russia hinged on the status of Ukraine's occupied territories.

"I believe that Mr Witkoff has taken on the strategy of the Russian side. I think it is very dangerous, because he is consciously or unconsciously, I don't know, spreading Russian narratives," Zelensky told journalists.