Witkoff Says Russian Drones Hit Before Putin Ordered Stop
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A top adviser to US President Donald Trump denied Russia broke an agreement not to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and hailed the pact as a breakthrough that could end Moscow’s global isolation and revive energy projects such as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff indicated Wednesday a series of Russian drone strikes on energy and transportation targets that occurred shortly after Trump’s call with Vladimir Putin were set in motion before the Russian leader had a chance to direct Kremlin forces to stand down — though bombardments continued for hours afterward.