Witkoff Is Set to Meet Putin in St Petersburg Over Proposals to End the Ukraine Conflict
US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on Wednesday to discuss proposals on ending Russia's conflict with Ukraine. The talks follow Witkoff's meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, which a US official described as “constructive.”
Zelensky said on Tuesday that intelligence sharing with the US on Russian missile attacks “works now.”
Putin has yet to publicly comment on the developments, though Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin would listen to what Witkoff offers while ruling out “any political concessions.”
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Zelensky's “works now” is a narrow, practical claim about intelligence. He tied its value to early warning — the notice that lets civilians hear a ballistic missile coming.
That practical win does not tell us what Moscow will accept: Lavrov says the Kremlin will listen to what Witkoff offers while ruling out any political concessions.