Saint Petersburg news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026

In Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, October 21, 2026: Putin agrees to resume Ukraine peace talks with US. Also: American citizen Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian prison after US envoy Witkoff's visit to Saint Petersburg today; Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Russian President Putin in Saint Petersburg today. Weather: Cool and windy today with 5-7°C and gusts up to 22 km/h.

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Putin has agreed to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States to discuss ending the war, following US envoy Witkoff's visit to Saint Petersburg.New York Post · Oct 21, 6:30 PM

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American citizen Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian prison after US envoy Witkoff's visit to Saint Petersburg today.Devdiscourse · Oct 21, 11:02 AM
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Russian President Putin in Saint Petersburg today.Yahoo News Canada · Oct 21, 4:37 PM

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