# US envoy Witkoff thanks Putin for diesel deal during Ukraine talks in Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/109373

- France 24, 2026-10-21 11:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/us-envoy-steve-witkoff-thanks-vladimir-putin-for-diesel-deal-at-ukraine-talks-in-russia

> US envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg after talks with Ukraine’s president and other European leaders in Oslo. He is due to return to the Norwegian capital, as Washington seeks to revive US-led efforts to end the war.

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