A bombshell leaked call between President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and top Russian officials has blown open a dramatic shift in Trump's Ukraine strategy.
The Kremlin has expressed fury after a transcript of a phone call leaked showing a Moscow aide agree that Putin would flatter Trump in a bid to reach a Ukraine peace deal.
Oleg Gumenyuk joined the Russian army in 2024 under a law allowing convicts to suspend or erase their sentences if they complete military service or receive certain state honors.
A leaked transcript has revealed how the U.S. Special Envoy coached a Kremlin aide on how Putin should flatter Trump and praise his peace deal in Gaza , in a bid to achieve the Ukraine ceasefire.