# Putin meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang after talks with US envoy Witkoff

https://mins.news/en/item/109581

- Meduza, 2026-10-21 14:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/21/putin-meets-with-chinese-premier-li-qiang-immediately-after-talks-with-u-s-envoy-witkoff

> Vladimir Putin met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in St. Petersburg on the afternoon of October 21. In the press-accessible opening, Putin asked Li to pass along his greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Earlier that day, Putin met US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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