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US Envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Russia to discuss proposals to end Ukraine war

St Petersburg, Oct 21 (UNI) US special envoy Steve Witkoff is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts once again to end the war in Ukraine.
The meeting comes a day after Witkoff held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway, which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “positive”.
The high-level talks are part of US President Donald Trump’s renewed push to bring Moscow and Kyiv closer to a negotiated settlement. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Witkoff and Putin began their meeting on Wednesday morning. The talks are expected to cover the outcome of the Norway discussions, proposals for a peace framework and possible steps towards ending the conflict.
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