The key facts

  • Putin and Witkoff met on October 21 in St. Petersburg; the talks lasted about three hours
  • Topics of the meeting were the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and the development of Russia-US relations
  • This is Witkoff's ninth visit to Russia; Jared Kushner was unable to come due to illness

Talks at the Constantine Palace concluded

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the special envoy of the US leader Steve Witkoff has concluded in St. Petersburg. This was reported by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov, quoted by RIA Novosti. “The meeting has ended,” the Kremlin representative noted. According to him, the talks lasted about three hours. According to media reports, after the meeting ended, Witkoff left the Constantine Palace.

Topics of the talks and the open part

The meeting took place on October 21. Its main topics were the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the development of bilateral relations between Russia and the United States. During the open part of the talks, the Russian leader emphasized the existence of interest in restoring economic cooperation with the United States and asked about the results of the talks in Norway. Witkoff, for his part, said he had brought special documents with the outcomes of the meeting with European and Ukrainian representatives in Oslo.

Ninth visit and Kushner's absence

This is already Witkoff's ninth visit to Russia. The son-in-law of the US President Jared Kushner was unable to attend the talks this time due to illness. It was also previously reported about Witkoff's request to Putin regarding the Ukrainian conflict.