ST. PETERSBURG, October 21. /TASS/. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has concluded, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
"The meeting is over," he said.
The meeting began around 11:55 a.m. Moscow time (8:55 a.m. GMT) and lasted about three hours. Putin and Witkoff discussed the Ukrainian settlement and other issues, as well as a potential meeting between the Russian and US leaders in China, the situation in the Persian Gulf and the diesel deal. They also touched upon the issue of the Russian president’s decision to free US citizen Stephen Hubbard.
US envoy Jared Kushner did not make it to the meeting with Putin because of his illness. He also did not participate in Witkoff’s talks with Vladimir Zelensky in Oslo yesterday. Kushner joined the meeting with Putin remotely.
In addition to Putin, the Russian side was represented by Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov and special presidential envoy and Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev.