According to recent reporting by The New York Times, diplomatic discussions between the Trump administration and Russia regarding a ceasefire in Ukraine have incorporated a multibillion-dollar agreement concerning oil exports. The deal is reported to provide financial benefits to business executives in the Middle East who maintain ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, the former special envoy.
Kushner, who serves as President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and Witkoff have been actively engaged in these high-level negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the ongoing conflict. The inclusion of the energy component adds a significant commercial dimension to the geopolitical talks, drawing attention to the connections between the lead US negotiators and the parties expected to gain from the arrangement.
Is it weird that Witkoff and Kushner are personally profiting while Ukraine suffers? This feels wrong on every level.
Oil deals in peace talks? Sounds more like a racket than diplomacy. Congress needs to investigate immediately.
This is exactly the kind of conflict of interest scandal we warned about. How can any deal be trusted now?