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Steve Witkoff is brokering an end to the war in Ukraine. How his efforts are going

By Steve Inskeep

Published February 4, 2026 at 4:44 AM EST

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dan Baer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff's approach to foreign conflicts.

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