US-Russia Ukraine Talks Now Include Multibillion-Dollar Oil Deal — SkimNews
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- The Trump administration's ongoing discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war now include a multibillion-dollar oil deal, according to new reporting from The New York Times.
- The oil deal would benefit Middle Eastern business executives tied to the lead U.S. negotiators, including U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, with the title also naming Jared Kushner as connected to the arrangement.
Why it matters: Folding a private oil deal into negotiations meant to end a war blurs the line between U.S. foreign policy and private profit. The Middle Eastern executives with financial ties to Witkoff and Kushner stand to gain from a transaction embedded in a diplomatic process — a structural conflict of interest for the lead negotiators.
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