{"id":"4253bd17-b72b-4b02-b897-ddc061150c93","url":"https://www.axios.com/2026/10/21/russia-ukraine-putin-witkoff-peace","domain":"axios.com","outlet":{"name":"Axios","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Witkoff asks Putin to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee","plainHeadline":"Witkoff asks Putin to resume trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the U.S.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["White House envoy Steve Witkoff urged Putin to resume trilateral talks.","Proposal aims to end the war through renewed Russia-Ukraine-US discussions.","Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen, was released by Russia before the meeting.","Zelensky had suggested a trilateral meeting including Trump as a next step.","Putin floated possible Russian mediation between the U.S. and Iran during talks."],"topics":["Politics","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T11:07:33.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-21T11:12:32.343Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3d746335-1006-4741-987d-19efabad6cf2","storyId":"3d746335-1006-4741-987d-19efabad6cf2","image":"https://images.axios.com/SQGKoIMZ9biGAmHikY1Ethi3ATM=/0x108:4763x2787/1366x768/2026/10/21/1792580350704.jpeg","author":"Barak Ravid","dek":"White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in order to reach an end to the war."}