# Putin begins meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff

https://mins.news/en/item/109166

- TASS, 2026-10-21 09:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2205171

> Russian President Vladimir Putin began meeting US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov had said the main topic would be a settlement in Ukraine.

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