US envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in St Petersburg for talks with Putin on Ukraine

US special envoy Steve Witkoff, a diplomat sent on a specific assignment, arrived in Saint Petersburg on 21 October 2026 for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. He had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Norway and Finland the day before. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said he did not know whether an agreement would be reached.