Michael Fitzpatrick
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Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg as Moscow signals renewed Ukraine talks
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg on October 21 for about three hours. The talks focused on reviving US–Russia–Ukraine negotiations; Putin said Russia was ready in principle to resume trilateral talks in the second ten days of November, possibly in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Moscow announced the release of detained American Stephen Hubbard.