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Russia has criticized the leak of a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and top Russian foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, saying it was intended to interfere with ongoing peace efforts in Ukraine.

Ushakov, who advises President Vladimir Putin, said the call was private and confidential, and that publishing its contents only undermines the difficult work of building Moscow-Washington relations. “I don’t know why they’re so interested in publishing conversations… In my view, for what purpose? To interfere,” Ushakov said.

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00:00Russia has criticized the leak of a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump's
00:19envoy Steve Witkoff and top Russian foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, saying it was
00:26intended to interfere with ongoing peace efforts in Ukraine.
00:30Ushakov, who advises President Vladimir Putin, said the call was private and confidential
00:36and that publishing its contents only undermines the difficult work of building Moscow-Washington
00:42relations.
00:43I don't know why they're so interested in publishing conversations.
00:47In my view, for what purpose?
00:49To interfere, Ushakov said.
00:52The leaked call, reported by Bloomberg, involved Witkoff coaching Kremlin officials on how
00:57to present a Ukraine peace deal to Trump.
01:00A draft 28-point plan had drawn criticism from Ukraine and European allies for appearing too
01:07favorable to Moscow, but the plan has since been revised, with only a few points of disagreement
01:12remaining.
01:14Trump called the leak insignificant, describing Witkoff's approach as standard negotiating
01:19tactics.
01:20Efforts to reach a peace deal have reportedly advanced.
01:24An American official told CBS News that Ukraine has agreed to a U.S. peace plan, with only minor
01:30details left to settle.
01:32Ukrainian security official Rustam Yumirov confirmed that Kiev has reached an understanding
01:38on the core terms of the plan.
01:40Trump said he is sending Witkoff to Moscow next week to meet with Putin, while U.S. Army Secretary
01:46Dan Driscoll will speak with Ukrainian officials.
01:49Trump added that he hopes to meet with both sides personally once a final agreement is near.
01:55He is going over.
01:56Maybe with Jared.
01:57I'm not sure about Jared going.
01:58But he's involved in the process.
02:00Smart guy.
02:01And they're going to be meeting with President Putin, I believe, next week in Moscow.
02:05I believe next week in Moscow.
02:06Next week in Moscow?
02:07I think so, yes.
02:08What kinds of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
02:12Well, they're making concessions.
02:14They're big concessions.
02:15They stop fighting and they don't take any more land.
02:18Again, it's a way that would have never happened if I was president.
02:21This was not anything that was going to happen.
02:24This happened because of stupidity.
02:29Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky praised the progress, saying the principles of the
02:34plan can be expanded into deeper agreements and emphasizing the importance of U.S. involvement.
02:41The Kremlin has stressed that negotiations are ongoing and confidential and that leaks like
02:46this only risk complicating the delicate process.
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