Trump administration
The Donald Trump administration is the executive branch of the United States federal government headed by President Donald Trump following his victory in the 2024 presidential election. It comprises the White House staff, the cabinet secretaries and senior officials he appoints, and the policy apparatus that shapes US positions on foreign affairs, security, trade and immigration.
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Witkoff brings Oslo proposals to Putin in St. Petersburg; Russia signals readiness for new trilateral talks in mid-November
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Oslo on October 20, then traveled to St. Petersburg for a roughly three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 21. After the talks, Witkoff said Moscow was prepared to resume trilateral US-Russia-Ukraine negotiations in the second ten days of November. The St. Petersburg meeting opened with the announced release of American Stephen Hubbard, held in Russia for over four years.