The key facts
- Putin and Witkoff are holding talks in St. Petersburg
- Putin asked to convey gratitude to Trump and Melania Trump for settlement efforts
- The day before, the US, Ukraine and European countries agreed on a common position at talks in Oslo
Talks in St. Petersburg
On Wednesday afternoon, talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader's special envoy Steven Witkoff began in St. Petersburg, TASS reports. During the meeting, Witkoff said he had brought documents outlining approaches to settling the conflict. According to him, there is groundwork for reaching an end to the hostilities.
Words of gratitude
Putin asked Witkoff to convey words of gratitude for the efforts to settle the conflict not only to US President Donald Trump, but also to his wife Melania.
Context: talks in Oslo
The day before, the US, Ukraine and European countries, at talks in the Norwegian capital Oslo, agreed on a unified position on further steps to settle the conflict and on engagement with Russia. Norway expects that the US president's special envoy, after the meeting with Putin, will return to Oslo and tell how the talks went.
