https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/us-news/trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-praises-putin-as-humanitarian-as-ukraine-peace-talks-hang-in-the-balance/

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff praises Putin as ‘humanitarian’ as Ukraine peace talks hang in the balance

Today - US special envoy Steve Witkoff complimented Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” during their meeting in St. Petersburg -- as President Trump desperately tries to get Russia back to the negotiating table to end the Ukraine war....

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-willing-resume-trilateral-talks-ukraine-after-productive-witkoff-visit

Russia Willing To Resume Trilateral Talks With Ukraine, After Productive Witkoff Visit

Today - Russia Willing To Resume Trilateral Talks With Ukraine, After Productive Witkoff Visit The Kremlin has on Wednesday communicated to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia is "in principle, ready to resume" trilateral negotiations involving the US and Ukraine, toward finding a permanent settlement to the war. Witkoff briefed President Putin at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, coming off the prior Tuesday Oslo meeting involving Ukraines Zelensky. Kremlin file imageRussia described a generally...

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https://vinnews.com/2026/10/21/trump-envoy-witkoff-meets-putin-in-st-petersburg-for-ukraine-war-talks/

Trump Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin In St. Petersburg For Ukraine War Talks

Today - (AP) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. Witkoff said in televised remarks at the start of the meeting that he hoped to discuss []

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https://www.dailywire.com/news/putin-agrees-to-three-way-peace-talks-after-meeting-with-trump-envoys

Putin Agrees To Three-Way Peace Talks After Meeting With Trump Envoys

Today - WASHINGTON— Russia and Ukraine have accepted a proposal for trilateral talks with the United States as President Donald Trump pushes to end the war, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Wire. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to advance those efforts. ...

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/10/21/russia-relents-frees-american-citizen-stephen-hubbard-after-trump-pressure/

Russia Relents: Frees American Citizen Stephen Hubbard After Trump Pressure

Today - Russia on Wednesday freed retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a Ukraine mercenary, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said. The post Russia Relents: Frees American Citizen Stephen Hubbard After Trump Pressure appeared first on Breitbart.

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Russia says it freed American Stephen Hubbard, 74, as Trump envoy meets with Putin

Today - American Stephen Hubbard was released by Russia on Wednesday, state news agencies reported, the latest sign of warmer ties with the Kremlin as Washington pressures Kyiv to agree to a deal that ends Moscows war. The news of Hubbards release followed talks between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin early Wednesday. Putin said that Hubbard, 74, was at the Pulkovo Airport near St. Petersburg, the TASS state news agency reported. There was no immediate confirmation from the United States. Trum...

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