Putin meets Witkoff in St. Petersburg
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff was substantive and lasted about three hours, according to Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary to the head of state.
Consensus
- The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff took place on October 21.
- The meeting lasted approximately three hours.
- The meeting was described as substantive by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
- No agreements were made regarding a future visit by Steve Witkoff to Russia.
- Steve Witkoff was in St. Petersburg for the meeting and was previously in Oslo.
- Witkoff participated in talks with Ukrainian and European officials before arriving in Russia.
- Witkoff is expected to return to Oslo after the meeting.
- The possibility of a trilateral meeting between Putin, Trump, and Xi Jinping is acknowledged by Russia, but no concrete plans exist.
- The potential trilateral meeting could take place at the APEC summit in China.
Points of divergence
- Jared Kushner, another special representative of Donald Trump, was connected to the conversation remotely. — interfax
- The process of negotiations involves 'shuttle diplomacy' by Witkoff. — fontanka
- On October 19, Donald Trump stated he was ready for a trilateral meeting focused on denuclearization. — vedomosti
- The potential trilateral meeting could be held at the APEC summit in China. — m24
Coverage (5 sources)
- Peskov called the meeting between Putin and Whitlock substantive — Интерфакс
- No agreements about Whitcomb's new visit to Russia yet, Peskov noted in conversation with Vesti journalist... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Peskov responds to question about new round of Putin and Whitcomb negotiations — Фонтанка
- Peskov: The timing of Xi Jinping's next visit to Russia is not yet clear — Ведомости
- Peskov stated that the timing of Xi Jinping's visit to Russia has not yet been determined — Москва 24
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