US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St Petersburg for Ukraine talks

US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St Petersburg on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine, following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Oslo the previous day. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed the conflict in Ukraine is the main focus of the discussions, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Witkoff's talks with Zelenskiy as positive and said he would share the results with Russia. Rubio also denied US involvement in any slowdown of Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starlink satellite system. The visit comes as Ukraine seeks to repair ties with the US amid tensions over military support and intelligence sharing. Washington has largely stopped providing weapons directly to Ukraine but allows European countries to buy US weaponry on Kyiv's behalf.