Steve Witkoff continues to be Donald Trump’s main man abroad. His most recent trip: Russia, where he privately met with Vladimir Putin. Witkoff discussed his trip on "Face the Nation" and mentioned bringing a message from President Trump to Putin and receiving a private message for Trump in return.

"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," Steve Witko

US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, whose portfolio has expanded to encompass Ukraine, suggested that the war there wasn’t “necessary” provoked by the Kremlin.