INTRO: U-S Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to hold further discussions about a peace deal to end Russia’s four year invasion of Ukraine. Witkoff discussed the meetings that occurred on Tuesday and said that the world leaders are in a good direction.
ACK: U-S Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
TAG: Meanwhile leaders in Ukraine and western Europe have condemned the administration’s efforts to negotiate with Russia without including Ukraine. This meeting also comes as Russia has released a retired American teacher who was imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.
KEYWORD: Politics, International, Military
