Putin to meet Witkoff in St. Petersburg, Kushner will not come due to illness
Kremlin head Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Konstantin Palace in St.
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, ahead of discussions with President Vladimir Putin to end Russia's war against Ukraine. Accompanying Witkoff was Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. The event follows the Ukrainian and US agreement on peace proposals, which include security guarantees for Kyiv.
Intelligence sharing with the US has also resumed, with progress on Patriot interceptors and Starlink restrictions potentially coming within 48 hours. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has ruled out political concessions, signaling limits to the discussions. Witkoff's visit is his first to Russia since Sept. 5, when he held talks with Putin and senior Russian officials in Moscow.
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