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Ukraine war: US envoy Witkoff holds talks with Putin amid renewed peace efforts
Updated On: 21 October, 2026 02:50 PM IST | Moscow | AP
US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St Petersburg to meet Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war after talks with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Oslo. Trump is pressing Kyiv to reach a deal, but Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart on settlement terms as fighting continues
(L-R) US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store enter a room for a meeting on Tuesday. PIC/AFP
US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St Petersburg on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting.
The visit came a day after Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some European leaders in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
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