UKRAINE DIPLOMACY

Steve Witkoff Arrives in Russia for Ukraine Talks With Putin

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on October 21 ahead of planned talks with Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war. The Kremlin signalled uncertainty over an agreement.

BharatVox · 21 October 2026 at 02:02 pm IST

Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy — archive photograph (2025-05-13 12:06:07); not the reported event — U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on October 21 and was received by Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev, India Global Review reported. Witkoff was scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for discussions on efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said it remained uncertain whether the talks would produce an agreement. Witkoff had earlier met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Norway, according to the report.

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