The key facts
- US special envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to St. Petersburg; his visit was confirmed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- A car of RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev was spotted at Pulkovo
- Before the visit, talks were held in Oslo involving Zelensky, Stubb and Jared Kushner (remotely)
Witkoff heads to St. Petersburg
US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to St. Petersburg for contacts with the Russian side. A car of the Russian President's special representative for investment and economic cooperation, RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev, is already at Pulkovo airport, Life.ru reports.
Confirmation of the visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the American envoy's plans to visit Russia, noting that the diplomat flew to the Northern capital on Wednesday morning. The visit of the American representative to Russia was also reported the day before by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Kremlin comment
Press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin will inform the public in due time about when and in what format the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff will take place.
Consultations in Oslo
The visit to Russia was preceded by multilateral consultations in Oslo. On Tuesday, the Norwegian authorities confirmed talks on the Ukrainian settlement involving Volodymyr Zelensky, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Witkoff himself; the American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner joined remotely. Immediately after the end of the European round of contacts, the US envoy departed for Russia.
