William Taylor, the former United States ambassador to Ukraine, told Newsmax that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff does not face an easy sell convincing Russia to agree to a new peace proposal to end its invasion of Ukraine.
Taylor told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren” on Wednesday that “Witkoff has a hard job. He’s going to have a very hard job.”
The former ambassador said Witkoff’s mission though, is to succeed. “He’s going to have to present the U.S. position, this 19-point plan, and look for ways to pressure, push, encourage, persuade [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to agree,” Taylor explained.
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