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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWitkoff leaks source behind US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine
US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X that journalists may have received information about the US peace plan regarding Ukraine and Russia from a person named K, according to a post by Axios journalist Barak Ravid on X.
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A few minutes later, a comment from Steve Witkoff appeared under the post: He must have got this from K.
It is likely that Witkoff confused private messages and accidentally posted this information publicly.
This was suggested by another American journalist, Michael Weiss, who also wrote about it on X:
Almost certainly this refers to Kirill Dmitriev, who is quoted in the story. But it seems the Russian side is leaking this for a reason. Also seems Dim Philby doesn't know how Twitter works, but is nonetheless confident of his ability to end the war, the journalist wrote.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/witkoff-leaks-source-behind-us-russia-peace-1763594495.html
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A few minutes later, a comment from Steve Witkoff appeared under the post: He must have got this from K.
It is likely that Witkoff confused private messages and accidentally posted this information publicly.
This was suggested by another American journalist, Michael Weiss, who also wrote about it on X:
Almost certainly this refers to Kirill Dmitriev, who is quoted in the story. But it seems the Russian side is leaking this for a reason. Also seems Dim Philby doesn't know how Twitter works, but is nonetheless confident of his ability to end the war, the journalist wrote.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/witkoff-leaks-source-behind-us-russia-peace-1763594495.html

Link to tweet
Trump lackeys are profoundly ignorant, about both social media and information security, yet they are given vital roles like "peace negotiator" or "secretary of defense" (or "war", because that makes little Pete feel bigger). "Dim Philby" is a reference to the Englishman Kim Philby, who spied for the Soviet Union.
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Witkoff leaks source behind US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 20
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Karadeniz
(24,701 posts)1. Or kremlin ???
Emrys
(8,816 posts)2. More from Michael Weiss about the skepticism and suspicions among those familiar with Russian tactics in LBN post here:
White House Scrambles to Quell Rumors of Russia-Friendly Donbas Proposal - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143568456
yellow dahlia
(4,076 posts)3. Oy!