What happened during Witkoff and Kushner’s latest meeting with Putin

United States special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have wrapped up their latest meeting with Vladimir Putin with the release of a retired US teacher from Russian custody.On Wednesday, Witkoff visited with Putin at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, while Kushner attended virtually.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Putin and Zelenskyy back three-way US peace talks on Ukrainelist 2 of 3US envoy Witkoff calls Russia’s Putin a ‘humanitarian’list 3 of 3Russia to send first diesel tanker to the US amid Trump dealend of listThe two special envoys have taken a leading role in conflict negotiations under US President Donald Trump. Their last meeting with Putin came during a trip to Moscow in September.The latest talks come as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to secure a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly five-year-long war against Ukraine. The war began when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the Eastern European country in February 2022.But there are growing concerns in Kyiv that the Trump administration is backing away from its support of Ukraine.Trump has fostered warm relations with Putin, and critics fear that he may be willing to yie...