Russian President Vladimir Putin
met US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to discuss
new proposals for ending the war in Ukraine. Moscow also released Stephen
Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American schoolteacher detained in Russia, as a
goodwill gesture.
The meeting at the Constantine
Palace marked the ninth time Witkoff had met Putin in person. The talks came as
US President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Ukraine to reach an agreement
to end the conflict....