Witkoff, who is Jewish and who has been friends with Trump since the 1980s when he bought Trump a sandwich after they worked on a real estate transaction, has no Middle East diplomatic experience.

Worldcategory· March 11, 2025 Trump envoy Witkoff plans Moscow visit this week to meet Putin U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans a visit to Moscow to meet Russian ...