In Geneva (Switzerland), this duo, including Mr. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, deployed a roadmap of breathtaking negotiations. They started with discussions with Iranian officials to resolve the nuclear deadlock, while preventing the risk of a large-scale air strike from the US-Israel coalition. Immediately after that, they immediately moved to hold talks with the Ukrainian side in the context that the conflict with Russia had entered its 5th year.
Mr. Trump's choice of the two most trusted figures instead of the mainstream diplomatic apparatus shows a strategy based entirely on personal trust.
Previously, they themselves secretly successfully arranged a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, demonstrating the decisive negotiation ability of people from the business world. However, experts still express skepticism about the ability to manage 3 extremely complex geopolitical dossiers at the same time.
Negotiation expert Aaron David Miller emphasized that even the most veteran diplomats can hardly bear the huge amount of details from 3 negotiations taking place simultaneously like that.
Besides diplomatic pressure, the private economic links of these two figures are also being placed under close supervision.
Mr. Jared Kushner currently manages investment funds worth billions of USD from the Middle East, while Mr. Steve Witkoff is questioned about discussions related to energy and rare earths with Russia. The fact that the two men are not under the supervision or approval of the Senate is causing mixed debates in Washington about transparency when President Donald Trump's "people" directly decide international issues.
Despite the controversies, the Ukrainian side expressed absolute confidence in these two powerful figures thanks to the "hotline" directly to Mr. Trump.
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the US affirmed that this communication channel has made messages clearer and more consistent than ever, eliminating previous information confusions.
The urgent talks in Geneva are expected to pave the way for a historic summit meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in early March, opening up new hope for ending the prolonged conflicts.
