All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken Russia’s side, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

"The team that delivered US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal will be in Moscow to advance Trump’s peace agenda in Ukraine," Kirill Dmitriev wrote

All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken…