Putin and Witkoff discuss restarting trilateral talks on Ukraine
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. Washington is pressing for renewed talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on 21 October. Their meeting was part of efforts to restart negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.
Witkoff called for a return to trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States. According to reports from the meeting, he said there was a basis for ceasefire discussions. No agreement has been reached.
The meeting followed talks between the US envoy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European partners in Oslo. Moscow also expressed interest in restoring economic contacts with Washington.
Reuters also reported that Russia had released a detained US citizen. Significant disagreements over the terms of any peace deal remain, and no breakthrough has been announced.
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