The Kremlin has briefly commented on the talks held in Russia's St Petersburg between Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Source : Kremlin 

Quote : "The leader of the Russian state held a meeting with Steve Witkoff, US president Donald Trump's Special Envoy. The topic of the meeting was aspects of the Ukrainian settlement."

Background:

• On 10 April, the US and Russia concluded a prisoner exchange deal that included the release of Ksenia Karelinа, a US-Russian dual national.
• Negotiations over the deal stemmed from Witkoff’s previous meeting with Putin in March.
• American and Russian diplomats also met again in Istanbul on 10 April to discuss the normalisation of relations between the two countries.
• On 11 April, Witkoff travelled to Russia again, where he met with Putin.

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