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US envoy seeks Putin's agreement for Ukraine peace talks

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Steve Witkoff, a White House envoy, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to propose resuming trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. The meeting in St. Petersburg aimed to find a resolution to the ongoing conflict. As a gesture of goodwill, Russia released U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard, who had been held captive since April 2022. Witkoff also indicated that President Trump might consider discussing potential Russian mediation between the U.S. and Iran. AI

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Barak Ravid ·

    Witkoff asks Putin to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee

    <p>White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday asked <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/russia" target="_blank">Russian President Vladimir Putin</a> to allow the resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in order to reach an end to the war. </p>…

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