# Witkoff meets Putin in Russia amid report Musk throttled Starlink

https://mins.news/en/item/109388

- CBC News, 2026-10-21 11:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-witkoff-putin-starlink-musk-9.7389616?cmp=rss

> Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff at an imperial palace on Wednesday to consider new ideas for ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting came as Washington renewed efforts to halt Europe’s bloodiest conflict since the Second World War.

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