Keith Kellogg was presented by Donald Trump as the man that would bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

But rather than Mr Kellogg, it was Steve Witkoff, the president’s Middle East envoy who ferried an American prisoner from Russia to the US this week onboard a private jet.

And it was Mr Witkoff, not Mr Kellogg who was assigned a place on Mr Trump’s top Ukraine negotiating team on Wednesday.

Such was his success in delivering a ceasefire in Gaza that Mr Trump now wants Mr Witkoff at the helm of all major global negotiations.

“Witkoff is an animal. He’s a tough New York real estate guy. Trump loves the fact he beat up Bibi, so now Witkoff will probably be the lead negotiator,” a source close to the president told The Telegraph.