ST. PETERSBURG, October 21. /TASS/. US envoy Jared Kushner joined the meeting between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin remotely, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.

"Yes," he said in response to a question on whether Kushner had joined the meeing.

Putin and Witkoff are holding a meeting on the Ukrainian settlement today. Kushner did not make it to St. Petersburg because of his illness. He also did not participate in Witkoff’s talks with Vladimir Zelensky in Oslo yesterday.

The meeting between Putin and Witkoff is taking place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg. It began around 11:55 a.m. Moscow time (8:55 a.m. GMT) and continues for more than two hours. The Russian side is represented by Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov and special presidential envoy and Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev.