U.S. Envoy to Offer Putin Direct Peace Talks With Trump and Zelenskyy
The updated plan follows Oslo talks that officials said made meaningful progress on security guarantees and a postwar economic framework.
- On Wednesday, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Witkoff traveled to Russia from Norway, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day earlier, building on a September 5, 2026, Kremlin meeting involving Jared Kushner.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the Zelensky meeting as "positive," with "nothing unexpected," noting Witkoff would share ideas with Russia to "make some progress."
- Russian special representative Kirill Dmitriev met Witkoff at the airport and will participate in the scheduled meeting with Putin.
- The visit to the former Russian imperial capital represents an ongoing diplomatic exchange between the U.S. and Russia as both sides seek potential progress on contested issues.
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Steve Witkoff arrived Wednesday morning in St. Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
U.S. negotiator Witkoff meets Russia's President Putin in St. Petersburg to launch a new diplomatic initiative in the Ukraine war and Chancellor Merz announces after summit push for Germany.
US envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following talks that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit comes at a time of efforts to ease tensions between US President Donald Trump and Zelensky over Russia's war in Ukraine. After talks with Witkoff in Oslo, Zelensky on Tuesday thanked Washington for resuming intellig…
US negotiator Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, where he was welcomed by his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, adding that Witkoff will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Russia's second-largest city.
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