Drew Hinshaw
speaker
382 appearances
6 recordings
3 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 4d ago
Drew Hinshaw’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Witkoff, Trump's billionaire friend and golfing partner, wasn't the most obvious choice.
The president had originally appointed a former lieutenant general to lead the talks with Russia, but the Russians didn't want to work with him.
Following that meeting, Witkoff, whose official title is Special Envoy to the Middle East, became increasingly involved in negotiations with Russia.
Witkoff's counterpart, Kirill Dmitriev, is a Russian investment banker with degrees from Harvard and Stanford.
Like Witkoff, Dmitriev isn't part of the Foreign Service establishment, but the two spoke the same language, business.
Not long after, Witkoff's office requested to meet with Dmitriev in Washington.
At first, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant had questions about the unique request.
But the president had told Witkoff he wanted the war to end.
And so the administration decided that it was worth the risk.
What kind of opportunities are we talking about here?
Joe, do you want to take this one?
As Witkoff and Dmitriev continued to meet, business leaders in both the U.S.
and Russia, many of whom had ties to Trump and Putin, were taking note, and they were quietly positioning their companies to profit if a peace deal came through.
Gentry Beach is an investor from Texas.
He was also a groomsman at Donald Trump Jr.
's wedding, and he was a donor to President Trump's campaign.
Beach has been in talks to acquire a stake in a Russian Arctic gas project with a company called Novatek.
In a statement, Beach said that partnering with Novatec would, quote, strongly benefit any company committed to advancing American energy leadership.
Trump Jr.
has told people he isn't doing business with Beach.
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