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According to The New York Times, the Trump administration's negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two of the main U.S. negotiators. The deal, which depends on approval from the U.S. government and the Kremlin, involves vast oil fields, refineries and gas stations worldwide owned by Lukoil, one of Russia's largest energy companies. The main groups seeking the deal include Todd Boehly, an American investor who donated $2 million to President Trump's political causes; two Middle Eastern groups that have done business with the Kushner or Witkoff families; and a department of the U.S. government itself. There is no indication that Kushner or Witkoff themselves would profit. But the pending deal represents a striking intertwining of personal business relationships and geopolitics, even for an administration that has frequently dismissed concerns about potential conflicts of interest.