"Breaking it down: Since joining Trump's team in January, Witkoff has split his time between his offices at the White House and at his Shell Bay club, while taking his private jet to capitals in Europe and the Middle East at his own expense for talks on Ukraine, Gaza, Iran's nuclear program and more. Leading up to the Gaza deal in October, officials from around the Middle East began traveling to South Florida to meet with Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who also lives in Miami."
"Flashback: The first draft of Trump's peace plan for Ukraine was drafted at Shell Bay by Witkoff and Kushner, alongside Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Two weeks later, Ukrainian national security adviser Rustem Umerov traveled to the club in Hallandale, Florida, and was briefed on the plan by Witkoff and Kushner. Then, in late November, Secretary of State Marco Rubio used the club for a round of more formal negotiations with a Ukrainian delegation."
Witkoff joined Trump's team in January and split time between White House offices and his Shell Bay club while privately funding travel to Europe and the Middle East for talks on Ukraine, Gaza and Iran's nuclear program. Middle Eastern officials traveled to South Florida to meet Witkoff and Jared Kushner ahead of the October Gaza deal. Multiple rounds of Ukraine negotiations occurred at Shell Bay. The initial draft of a Ukraine peace plan was produced at Shell Bay with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, followed by briefings to Ukrainian and later more formal negotiations involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The club's remoteness and expensive membership attracted diplomats and CEOs, enabling discreet meetings.
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