Trump envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in St Petersburg to present Putin with the latest Ukraine peace plan after Oslo talks
Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing for a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to settle 'issues that only the leaders can do'. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev greeted Witkoff at Pulkovo Airport on Wednesday morning. Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will listen to the US proposals but expects no 'miracle'. The Oslo talks covered security guarantees for Ukraine and a postwar economic plan.
Trump piled pressure on Kyiv, saying 'Ukraine has to want to settle this war'.
Six Republican senators joined Democrats urging Trump to reverse his Russian diesel deal.
Trump hinted jailed American Stephen Hubbard, 74, could be freed: 'Watch what happens.'
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