# What could Witkoff’s talks with Putin in Russia deliver?

https://mins.news/en/video/109366

- TRT World, 2026-10-21 11:18 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1VxRtoYwXA

> US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, as signs point to possible progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. US reports say Witkoff will present an updated peace proposal after talks in Oslo that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called “very positive.” BNE IntelliNews editor-in-chief Ben Aris offers his analysis.

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