The key facts
- Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev arrived at the Constantine Palace for talks
- On October 20, Witkoff met in Oslo with Zelensky, Store and Stubb
- According to Store, on October 21 Witkoff is expected to meet with Putin
Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg
US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev arrived at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg for talks, TASS reports. On the morning of October 21, Dmitriev met Witkoff at Pulkovo Airport, after which the motorcade headed to the Constantine Palace.
Talks in Oslo the day before
On October 20, talks took place in Oslo involving Witkoff, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store and President of Finland Alexander Stubb. Following the meeting, Stubb said it had allowed real progress to be achieved. Store 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.
