Putin Hosts Trump Envoy for Ukraine Peace Talks as Russia Releases Detained American

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg for renewed discussions on ending the war in Ukraine, while Moscow released a 74-year-old American citizen detained since 2022 in a move described as a goodwill gesture. The meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, marks Witkoff’s ninth face-to-face meeting with Putin […]

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner for Marathon Session on Ending Ukraine War

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner for Marathon Session on Ending Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than four hours of talks in the Kremlin with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, focusing on potential paths toward ending the war in Ukraine — the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. Before the meeting, Putin warned that Europe […]