Speaking in an interview with CNN, Witkoff reiterated on Sunday that the war did not need to happen and that regardless of who started it, it must come to an end.
"The war didn't need to happen. It was provoked. It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians," he said, TRT reported.
"There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. The president has spoken about this. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the Russians," he added.
"There were very, very what I'll call cogent and substantive negotiations framed in something that's called the Istanbul Protocol Agreement. We came very, very close to signing something, and I think we'll be using that framework as a guidepost to get a peace deal done between Ukraine and Russia, and I think that will be an amazing day."
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