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4. The article's paywalled, but

Tue Nov 25, 2025, 06:00 PM

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Last edited Tue Nov 25, 2025, 06:53 PM - Edit history (1)

there's an archived version here: https://archive.ph/2025.11.25-195159/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/witkoff-advised-russia-on-how-to-pitch-ukraine-plan-to-trump#selection-1533.0-1537.356

The full article summarizes the intercepted phone call. Unfortunately, Bloomberg's full transcript of the call is also paywalled, but key snippets are being revealed online.

Among other things, this all demonstrates what a rube and totally out of his depth Witkoff is to be caught out like this, and that Dmitriev, who evidently leaked the "28-point plan" to Axios without warning Witkoff, to move things along in his desired direction, isn't as smart as he likes to think he is

I've posted an OP about all this in General Discussion: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220831079

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Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump [View all] demmiblue Tuesday OP

LOL. "the triumph of the Gaza peace deal" LOL PSPS Tuesday #1

The Gaza plan is not one to hold up as a good example, Bayard Tuesday #2

Beat me to it. ananda Tuesday #3

The article's paywalled, but Emrys Tuesday #4

Thank, Emrys. So they agree trump is a childish moron A-Schwarzenegger Tuesday #7

I do hope Levitt's PTSD isn't playing up Emrys Tuesday #10

I.e., "Don't pay any attention to the actual words in the phone call." A-Schwarzenegger Tuesday #13

"... he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia." A-Schwarzenegger Tuesday #15

Fuck!!! calimary Tuesday #9

Sleeping with the enemy, Witkoff? calimary Tuesday #8

Kremlin Talking Points gfarber Wednesday #16

Traitors who betray traitors are the richest traitors of all. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #17

K&R with disgust for exposure meow2u3 Wednesday #18

Witkoff is a Russian agent blue-wave Yesterday #19