# US envoy to meet Putin after 'positive' talks with Zelenskyy

https://mins.news/en/item/108971

- DW, 2026-10-21 06:46 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-envoy-to-meet-putin-after-positive-talks-with-zelenskyy/a-79719452?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine. The visit follows Witkoff’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “positive.”

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