The key facts
- Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg, the motorcade was captured on video
- He was met at Pulkovo by RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev
- On October 20, talks with Zelensky, Støre and Stubb took place in Oslo
Witkoff's Motorcade in Saint Petersburg
A car carrying US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff was spotted in Saint Petersburg. According to the TASS Telegram channel, the motorcade, presumably with Witkoff, left the airport and headed to the city center — footage has been published online.
Meeting at Pulkovo
The special envoy arrived in Saint Petersburg, where he was met at Pulkovo Airport by the Russian president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev. On October 21, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported that Witkoff was on his way to Saint Petersburg.
Previous Meetings
According to Rubio, Witkoff's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held the day before went 'positively.' On October 20, talks took place in Oslo involving Witkoff, Zelensky, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Stubb emphasized that the meeting made it possible to achieve real progress, and Støre said that on October 21 Witkoff would travel to Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Context
It was previously reported that the US, Ukraine and the EU had agreed on a unified position on ending the conflict.
