Witkoff to Putin You Are Humanitarian
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Before becoming Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff built his fortune in which industry?
Putin spent 16 years as a KGB spy before entering politics.
He was stationed in Dresden, East Germany, gathering intelligence during the Cold War. That background shapes how he approaches Western negotiations — now on display as he meets U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
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