With Witkoff and Kushner, Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats
President Trump’s most trusted envoys are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations, an approach that has sidelined the State Department and the National Security Council. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: United States Politics and Government
Topics: Council, Security, National, Department, State, sidelined, approach, negotiations, Ukraine, center, envoys, trusted, Trump’s, President, Diplomats, Without, Diplomacy, Trump, Kushner, Witkoff
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/trump-witkoff-kushner-diplomacy.html