Who leaked Witkoff's call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side? [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Potential culprits of giving Bloomberg recording include CIA, NSA, European intelligence agencies and Ukraine
Bloombergs scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trumps good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoffs dubious loyalties and the Kremlins potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.
The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and one between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House.
Bloombergs story was published without any byline or dateline, presumably because noting where the story was written or who wrote it could give clues as to the identity of the source. Bloomberg says only that it has reviewed and transcribed audio of the two phone calls, without giving any hint as to the sourcing or any checks done to verify authenticity.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/who-leaked-steve-witkoff-call-kremlin-trump-analysis
the putin-trump axis has a lot of enemies.