Trump's envoy Witkoff and Putin end nearly three-hour meeting
A meeting between Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, during which they discussed peace in Ukraine, has ended.
Source: Russian news agency Interfax, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The talks took place at the Konstantin Palace in St Petersburg and lasted around three hours.
Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, also took part.
At the start of the meeting, Witkoff said that another US special envoy, Jared Kushner, planned to join the talks by phone to "put forward a few ideas".
After the meeting, Witkoff and Dmitriev left the Konstantin Palace together.
Background:
- The talks in Russia took place the day after Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Norway and Finland in Oslo.
- The talks in Russia began with the release of US citizen Stephen Hubbard. The 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan had been recognised by the US State Department as wrongfully detained.
- During the meeting on 21 October, Witkoff called Putin a "humanitarian".
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