The US will deal with ending the war in Ukraine, but after the war in Gaza, — Witkoff

" His statement refers to prioritizing the resolution of the conflict in Gaza over the focus on resolving the war between Russia and Ukraine, emphasizing that the situation in Gaza serves as a model for future efforts. "This is a model of what will happen in Ukraine. And we will settle it. And I think this is probably . . . this is probably the most important issue that needs to be settled going forward," said Witkoff.

The war in Ukraine was discussed against the background of the discussion of the situation in Gaza. Steve Witkoff said another country would join the Abraham Accords, the U. S. -brokered accords to normalize relations between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations. Speaking at a business forum in Florida, Witkoff did not name the country but said he would return to Washington for an announcement Thursday night.

According to the reports of the Israeli mass media, we are talking about Kazakhstan, which already maintains official diplomatic relations with Israel. If the information is confirmed, the move would be another expansion of the agreements, which began in 2020 with the historic agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which were later joined by Morocco and Sudan.

The Trump administration is actively expanding the framework: negotiations are underway with Azerbaijan, Syria (after the escape of Bashar al-Assad), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and even Armenia. The Abraham Accords have become a cornerstone of US diplomatic efforts in the Middle East aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and realigning alliances in response to changing geopolitical interests.

The addition of the new party — if formalized — would be a significant development amid heightened tensions in the region following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and ongoing fighting involving Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Earlier, Donald Trump repeatedly declared that he had stopped the war between Israel and Hamas. The president of the United States has a list of wars he supposedly stopped, and he carries it with him.