President 's national security adviser is said to be involved in 'confidential conversations' with top aides in an effort to prevent .United States officials told the on Sunday how Jake Sullivan has been meeting with Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Putin, and his direct counterpart, Nikolai Potrushev, to warn against escalating the war in Ukraine — though they will not discuss any potential settlements of the conflict.Several officials who spoke to the Journal about Sullivan's discussions with Russian officials have said he is known within the White House for pushing a line of communication with Russia, even when others thought it would be fruitless.
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