US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, directly after "positive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, according to France 24. Axios reported, per that account, that Witkoff will present Putin with an updated proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

The trip lands as Russia warns of a "dangerous vacuum" in nuclear arms control, per a report carried by Vietnam.vn, an open question hanging over whatever emerges from Saint Petersburg.