Putin and Witkoff meet in St. Petersburg after Oslo talks

US envoy Steve Witkoff has begun talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, according to Russian state media, following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive." The meeting is taking place at the Konstantin Palace, with Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev also present. Kremlin spokesman Yuri Ushakov confirmed that negotiations on a Ukraine agreement are a key part of the agenda, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has ruled out political concessions. The talks come amid reports that Witkoff plans to present a US peace proposal, following President Trump's lifting of congressional sanctions on Russian fuel trade. Meanwhile, Ukraine reported a Russian drone attack killed two people in the Kharkiv region, and Ukrainian special forces claimed to have killed 108 Russian soldiers in a seven-week operation in Sumy.