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U.S. Envoy to Offer Putin Direct Peace Talks With Trump and Zelenskyy

The updated plan follows Oslo talks on security guarantees, a postwar economic framework and broader negotiations, with Jared Kushner joining virtually.

  • On Wednesday, White House envoy Steve Witkoff meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present an updated proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
  • Following talks in Oslo, Norway, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and international representatives, Witkoff developed a unified "framework agreement" proposal to end the war.
  • Joining virtually, Jared Kushner pressed for halting strikes on Russian oil refineries, with a source noting "Jared was very direct," while Ukraine "brought forward new ideas and proposals."
  • Zelenskyy indicated he is prepared to cease refinery strikes if Moscow takes reciprocal steps, a move the U.S. hopes will "create a pathway toward direct trilateral and broader multilateral negotiations."
  • President Trump expressed skepticism regarding Zelenskyy's willingness to end the war, stating "Russia would like to get it done" but warning "If he does not, it's gonna be a very bad thing.
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff will soon arrive in Russia: he will propose a trilateral summit to the Kremlin involving Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Politico has learned.

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The Special Representative of the President of Russia, Cyril Dmitriev, arrived in Petersburg, where a special envoy of the President of the United States, Steve Whitkoff, was also travelling. The Russian representative left the hotel in the historic centre of Petersburg, got into a car and went to Isaac's Square, handed over to RIA News. On Wednesday morning, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that American Special Envoy Steve W…

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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