Rubio says Witkoff and Kushner focused on peace negotiations including Ukraine settlement
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are fully dedicated to negotiating peace agreements, including a settlement of the Ukraine conflict, during an interview with Fox Radio.
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The article reports on comments by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the roles of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in peace negotiations, including efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict.
NEW YORK, September 2. /TASS/. The US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are fully focused on negotiating peace agreements, including a settlement of the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Fox Radio.
"We have people whose directive is to negotiate peace agreements, and that’s Steve Witkoff, and now Jared Kushner is involved in that," Rubio said when asked whether he planned to take a more prominent role in resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Witkoff and Kushner "dedicate themselves 100% of the time to negotiating peace agreements," he said. Rubio added that the administration assembled separate teams for every foreign policy area and that all participants work within a common approach.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Continued diplomatic efforts by Witkoff and Kushner on Ukraine peace settlement
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific progress has been made in the Ukraine peace negotiations?
- What is the timeline for achieving a settlement in Ukraine?
- How are the separate foreign policy teams coordinated under a common approach?
