A Donald Trump As we know it: exuberant but no practical result! In new developments yesterday (29.08.2025) in the evening of Greece, the White House reiterates that the US president continues to work to find the Vladimir Putin And Volodimir Zelenski, while preparing to send other weapons to Kiev and at the same time denounces a “foreign involvement” after a Politico critical article about Trump’s most trusted man in the Russian-Ukrainian, Steve Witkov.
THE Donald Trump “He continues to work together with Ukrainian and Russian officials for a bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin and his Volodimir Zelenski“For” ending the war, “he told a high -ranking White House official late yesterday at the French News Agency (AFP) Responding to statements made earlier by French President Emmanuel Macron.
If the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodimir Zelenski does not take place by Monday, “I believe that once again, this will mean that President Putin will cheat President Trump”said Macron.
US president had stated on August 21st that he would know more “in the next two weeks” about the prospects for peaceadding that then he could “perhaps adopt a different approach”.
The 79 -year -old Republican, who considers Ukraine and Russia equally responsible for the conflict, has not personally reacted, so far, so far, In the Russian attacks of August 28 in Kyiv, at least 25 people killed.
‘Foreign involvement business’
At the same time, the White House denounced a “foreign mixing business” after publishing an article on the news website Politicoowned by the German group Axel Springer, which was referred to in Steve WhitkovDonald Trump’s trustee on the most sensitive diplomatic issues.
“This article by Politico is an unfair practice in terms of journalism. However, it is more than that: it is a foreign mixing business aimed at harming the government and one of its most effective representatives, “the vice president wrote Jay Di Vance In a post on X (formerly Twitter).
This story from Politico is journalistic malpractice. But it’s more than that: it’s a foreign influence operation meant to hurt the administration and one of our most effective members.
Notice how all of the people attacking Steve are on background? That means it’s two or three… https://t.co/LsPmTpZfqy
— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 29, 2025
On the same platform, the White House Deputy Chief, James Blair He denounced a “foreign mixing business carried out through an online media under German control” while Taylor BadogwichAlso, a close adviser to the US president, describes Politico as “a propaganda engine controlled from abroad”.
According to Politico, “Witkov’s lonely approach has repeatedly led to errors with Russia”.
“His inexperience is evident,” says one of the anonymous sources of the news website for the 68 -year -old businessman who became Trump’s special envoy. Whitkov mainly performs mediation missions for the conflict in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.
Steve Whitkov repeatedly met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
His last meeting led to the August 15th summit between Putin and Trump in Alaskaa meeting that did not end in any specific announcement of a peace plan.
The US president met Then in Washington with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski and with foreign leaders. They announced them the rapid organization of a meeting between Russian and Ukraine leaders, but this plan collapsed.
Possible sale in Ukraine equipment for anti -aircraft defense systems
And finally, the US Foreign Ministry approved the potential sale in Ukraine equipment For Patriot anti -aircraft defense systems, estimated $ 179.1 millionas the Pentagon announced yesterday Friday.
The main contractors of the contract will be RTX Corp and Lockheed Martin, the US Department of Defense said.