21.10.2026 13:23
US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff went to St. Petersburg, Russia, after his contacts in Norway. It was reported that Witkoff, who is expected to meet with Putin, will present an updated proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and will try to pave the way for a new negotiation process.
According to TASS news agency, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived on his private plane at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, from Oslo, the capital of Norway. He was greeted by Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special representative for international economic cooperation, after which the two left the airport.
US envoy Witkoff is expected to meet with Russian President Putin. It is stated that Witkoff will present Putin with an updated proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Yesterday, Witkoff held talks in Oslo, the capital of Norway, in search of a solution to end the war in Ukraine.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finnish President Alexander Stubb also attended Witkoff's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner joined the meeting online.
WITKOFF WILL PRESENT PUTIN WITH A NEW PEACE PROPOSAL
An unnamed US official, speaking to the Axios website, said that Witkoff will meet with Putin today in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The official noted that Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also join the two online, and conveyed that Witkoff will present Putin with an updated proposal aimed at ending the war with Ukraine there.
Expressing that they hope the new proposal will 'create a path directly to trilateral and broader multilateral negotiations,' the official stated that yesterday's meeting in Norway focused on developing a joint proposal for a 'framework agreement' to end the war.
The official shared that Ukraine 'presented new ideas and proposals that were discussed in detail,' and noted that 'strong consensus was reached' in working-level talks on the next steps to be taken.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met in St. Petersburg. In his meeting with Witkoff, Putin conveyed his thanks for Trump's interest in resolving the Ukraine crisis. Putin told Witkoff that he wanted to receive information about Witkoff's contacts with the Ukrainian delegation and European leaders in Norway and the results of the negotiations. Witkoff told Putin that the negotiations in Oslo were productive. Putin noted that Trump in the last meeting emphasized the need to end the conflict in Ukraine to stop humanitarian losses.
Witkoff, for his part, stated that after the conflict in Ukraine ends, there are possibilities to develop economic relations between Russia and the US. Witkoff also said he would present Putin with documents outlining approaches to the settlement issue in Ukraine, and on behalf of Trump, thanked Putin for the diesel agreement decision.