Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

Cui Bono?

Who benefits from Trump's deals with the Russians and the Saudis? Not us

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Anne Applebaum
Nov 22, 2025
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Steve Witkoff is a real-estate developer with no historical, geographical, or cultural knowledge of Russia or Ukraine. Kirill Dmitriev heads Russia’s sovereign-wealth fund, a day job that involves negotiating financial deals designed to benefit the Russian oligarchs who control the state, including Putin. Together, they have put together a 28-point “pea…

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