The key facts

  • The Witkoff-Putin meeting took place on October 21 at the Constantine Palace in Strelna.
  • Witkoff handed over documents with approaches to a settlement and called the Oslo talks productive.
  • He expressed hope for the resumption of trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks.

Meeting in Strelna

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, October 21, at the Constantine Palace in Strelna. This was reported by RIA Novosti. According to the agency, during the meeting Witkoff asked Putin to review the documents on the Ukrainian conflict he had brought a little later.

Documents and the Oslo talks

During the meeting, the Russian leader asked Witkoff about the results of consultations between the delegations of Washington, Kyiv and Brussels in Oslo held the day before. The American politician said the talks were productive. He also said he had brought to St. Petersburg documents outlining approaches to resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In Witkoff's view, groundwork has emerged for reaching peace.

Trilateral format

Witkoff expressed hope that Putin would consider the possibility of resuming trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine talks, where technical issues could be discussed. The Russian president, according to RIA Novosti, thanked his interlocutor and the American leader for their special attention to the problem of resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

Context

Earlier, the US stated Donald Trump's desire to hold a new Yalta Conference.