INTRO: U-S Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to have further discussions about a peace deal to end Russia’s four year invasion of Ukraine. Witkoff discussed the meetings that occurred on Tuesday and says that world leaders are moving in a good direction.
ACK: U-S Special Envoy Steve Wikoff
TAG: Meanwhile leaders in Ukraine and western Europe have condemned the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate with Russia while excluding 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
