# Witkoff in Russia for Putin meeting after ‘positive’ talks with Zelenskyy

https://mins.news/en/item/109061

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 07:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/21/witkoff-in-russia-for-putin-meeting-after-positive-talks-with-zelenskyy?traffic_source=rss

> US envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in St Petersburg for talks with Russian leaders following what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “positive” discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway. Witkoff is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as US efforts to end the war intensify.

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