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US Envoy Witkoff Meets with Putin in Effort to Advance Proposals to End War in Ukraine

  • On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Petersburg to discuss ending the war in Ukraine and advancing peace proposals toward broader negotiations.
  • These discussions followed Witkoff's Tuesday summit in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where the two sides made "meaningful progress" on a peace framework and achieved "strong alignment" on next steps.
  • Russia agreed to release 74-year-old American prisoner Stephen Hubbard, who has been detained for more than four years, and Witkoff proposed resuming trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks to address technical issues.
  • Putin expressed interest in restoring economic cooperation with the United States and potentially meeting China to discuss Ukraine, while conveying thanks to President Donald Trump for his settlement efforts.
  • Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov struck a cautious tone Tuesday, stating Moscow will not make "political concessions" and expects Washington to remain a rival, tempering optimism about breakthrough progress.
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All the proposals brought by the American envoy Steve Witkoff to the meeting with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg "will be examined by the president," but "very much depends, of course, on the Ukrainians, how willing they are to engage concretely for a s... (ANSA)

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In St. Petersburg, US negotiator Witkoff Kremlin chief Putin wants to present new proposals for a solution in the Ukraine war. Putin thanks US President Trump's ambassador at the beginning of the conversation.

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According to Russian media, Putin thanked Donald Trump for his efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine The post Putin's meeting with Vitkov began in St. Petersburg - The Russian president's "goodwill gesture" appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
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Putin says Russia is interested in restoring economic cooperation with US, ready to supply more fertilizers

·Ankara, Türkiye
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(Roma=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min-kyung-rak = Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US President Steve Witkov on the 21st (local time) to restore economic cooperation, etc...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg that he brought ideas for a possible peace agreement in Ukraine.

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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