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Steve Witkoff - the president’s international diplomatic Mr Fixit - has failed to bring peace to the Middle East or deliver on Trump’s boast to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Arriving in Moscow ahead of Donald Trump’s “ceasefire or suffer” Friday deadline for the Kremlin, Steve Witkoff may wonder what he’s there for. To threaten? Reassure? Or repeat the cooing craven performances he’s shown Vladimir Putin in the past?