Putin hosts Trump envoy for new Ukraine peace talks, frees US citizen held in Russia
- Publisher
- Reuters
- Published
- 2026-10-21
- Type
- news report
- Link
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-hosts-trump-envoy-new-ukraine-peace-talks-frees-us-citizen-held-russia-2026-10-21/
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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