# US envoy Witkoff arrives in Russia for Ukraine talks with Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/109080

- The Guardian, 2026-10-21 07:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/21/us-russia-ukraine-putin-witkoff-zelenskyy-france-italy-protests-europe-latest-news-updates

> US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early in the morning for talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin about Ukraine. The visit followed discussions the previous day with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Norway and Finland. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said he did not know whether an agreement would be reached that day.

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