Here's what we are reading today:

In an interview, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Trump's Middle East envoy, said he 'liked' #Putin and did not think he was a 'bad guy.'

Witkoff is key in #Trump's efforts to mediate negotiations between #Ukraine and #Russia.

newsweek.com/steve-witkoff-ukr…

Steve Witkoff Says Putin Not a 'Bad Guy', Stumbles on Ukraine Geography

"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy," the Middle East special envoy told former Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson.

^{Ellie Cook (Newsweek)}