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Putin Met with US Envoy Witkoff in Saint Petersburg

On October 21, talks between Vladimir Putin and US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff took place at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Russian president said he was glad to see a US representative in Russia. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the main topic of the meeting would be the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, and that the meeting had been agreed upon several days earlier.

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Putin Says Freed American Stephen Hubbard Is at Pulkovo Airport

Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, said that the freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard is at Pulkovo Airport. Witkoff thanked the Russian president for the release of the American, who was sentenced in October 2024 to 6 years and 10 months for participating in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Witkoff brought documents with proposals for settling the Ukraine conflict to St. Petersburg

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin, bringing documents with American approaches to settling the Ukrainian conflict. The contents of the documents are not disclosed. The meeting discussed consultations in Norway with Kyiv and the Europeans, and Witkoff thanked Putin for the release of American Stephen Hubbard.

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Putin met with Witkoff in St. Petersburg and thanked Trump for attention to the Ukraine settlement

On October 21, talks between Vladimir Putin and US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff began at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg. The main topic is the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Putin thanked the American side and Donald Trump for attention to the issue, noting that, in his words, Trump approaches the crisis primarily out of humanitarian considerations. On the Russian side, RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev is taking part. Jared Kushner, who had planned to join the delegation, did not travel

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Whitkoff to return to Oslo after meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg, where European partners await him

US special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, will return to Oslo on October 21 after talks with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Norwegian authorities expect to receive information from him about the outcome of the meeting. The day before, Witkoff in Oslo discussed with Zelensky and the Europeans the conditions for ending the conflict.

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Alexey German (Jr.) advised Witkoff to take an evening stroll around St. Petersburg instead of eating smelt

Film director Alexey German (Jr.), in a comment to Life.ru, gave advice to US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in St. Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin. In German's view, smelt is a specific food that the diplomat might not like, and it would be best to arrange an evening stroll around the city and dinner at a restaurant with a view.

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Putin and Witkoff in Saint Petersburg may discuss a prisoner exchange

According to the Telegram channel Mash, the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steven Witkoff in Saint Petersburg will cover a prisoner exchange. Moscow is reportedly seeking the release of Oleg Olshansky and Anatoly Legkodymov, while the US seeks Chuck Zimmerman and Andre Khachaturyan. Also, on October 21 Putin announced the transfer to the US of Stephen Hubbard, convicted of mercenarism.

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