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The controversy has shined a new spotlight on his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and drawn criticism to the administration's ad hoc approach to securing peace deals.
But Aaron David Miller, who served as a negotiator for Republican and Democratic administrations, says even a negotiating giant like Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would have a tough time with Russia.
The problem is that Miller just doesn't see the urgency in Moscow.
And Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't seem ready to make the kinds of concessions required to make a deal.
The controversy has shined a new spotlight on his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and drawn criticism to the administration's ad hoc approach to securing peace deals.
But Aaron David Miller, who served as a negotiator for Republican and Democratic administrations, says even a negotiating giant like Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would have a tough time with Russia.
The problem is that Miller just doesn't see the urgency in Moscow.
And Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't seem ready to make the kinds of concessions required to make a deal.
President Trump says he's dispatching his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow to meet with President Putin.
while sending Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians to work out the final details.
It's just the latest iteration of yo-yoing proposal that Trump has presented as he tries to cement his peacemaking legacy.
ambassador to NATO, says all Trump wants is a deal.
But Daldr says the problem is that while the U.S.
agreed to plans with both Russia and Ukraine...
Russia and Ukraine have not reached an agreement on any plans with each other.
We're prepared to be unhappy when we're not.