US special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, October 21, in a diplomatic effort focused on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France 24 reported.
The meeting came one day after Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, Norway. France 24 said US President Donald Trump was pressing Kyiv to reach an agreement that would stop the fighting.
A separate France 24 report said Witkoff was expected to return to Oslo after his visit to Russia, following meetings with Zelensky and other European leaders in the Norwegian capital. The report described Washington’s objective as breathing new life into US-led efforts to end the war.
The available reports establish the sequence and locations of the meetings, but do not provide details of Witkoff’s discussions with Putin, the terms under consideration or any agreement reached. The two reports come from the same publisher and should not be treated as independent confirmation.