The U.S. envoy’s latest negotiations were intended to serve as a complement to Trump’s image

Ihor Tymots Ihor Tymots

correspondent of LIGA.net

Yuliia Kuzmenko Yuliia Kuzmenko

News editor at LIGA.net


The Atlantic Council explained why Witkoff's visit to Oslo and Russia was planned "at the last minute"

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on October 21, 2026 (Photo: EPA / GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN)

Visits Steve Witkoff to the Norwegian capital, Oslo, and to St. Petersburg, Russia, were intended to send a certain message regarding U.S. policy. This view was expressed in a commentary LIGA.net said Peter Dickinson, an analyst at the Atlantic Council, a U.S. think tank.

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