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Putin agrees to resume US-Ukraine peace talks, frees American teacher

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine, with the Kremlin stating these discussions could begin as early as next month. This development follows a meeting between Putin and former US President Donald Trump's envoy, Witkoff. As a gesture of goodwill, Russia also released Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher who had been detained since April 2022. AI

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Putin agrees to resume US-Ukraine peace talks, frees American teacher

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Putin holds Ukraine peace talks with Trump’s envoy Witkoff, frees American Hubbard

    Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US ⁠special envoy Steve Witkoff in a grand imperial palace on Wednesday to review ⁠new ideas on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington’s latest push to stop Europe’s bloodiest conflict since second world war. The talks in St Petersburg, …

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