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US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has arrived in St. Petersburg for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Russian media reported. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the meeting is scheduled to take place at the Konstantinovsky Palace during the first half of the day. He said the war in Ukraine would be the main subject of the discussion. Ushakov also described the talks between Putin and Witkoff as a planned event that had been agreed in advance. He added that

The withdrawal of Russian forces from remote regions in Syria is ongoing. On several routes, the retreating Russian troops are being shadowed by armed factions of opposition groups. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence (MDI), discussions among Russian soldiers suggest that the Kremlin has negotiated the continued operation of its military bases in Tartus and Khmeimim. “This concerns the deployment of up to three thousand personnel,” MDI representatives stated. Moreover, Ukrainian