Travel Politics

Vladimir Putin met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in St. Petersburg on Oct. 21, after meeting U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the war in Ukraine.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 21, 2026

Russia says a tanker carrying 40,000 tons of diesel is scheduled to depart for the U.S. on Oct. 22 under a deal enabled by a temporary U.S. license.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 21, 2026

Vladimir Putin said Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen convicted in Russia after fighting for Ukraine, has been released and is at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 21, 2026

The WSJ reports that a Kremlin official warned a German counterpart the Leipzig airport sabotage attempt would not be Moscow’s last target.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 21, 2026

The New York Times reports Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to meet Vladimir Putin on Oct. 21 and seek the release of an American held in Russia.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 20, 2026

Seoul says it will recall some embassy staff from Kyiv, citing the unresolved dispute over two North Korean prisoners of war and Russian airstrikes.

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• October 20, 2026

Kazakhstani police said a drug-smuggling case against Russian rapper Navai was dropped after his “active repentance”; he was released and deported.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 20, 2026

Reuters reports that Steve Witkoff plans to join Zelensky and European representatives in Oslo before traveling to Russia to meet Putin.

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• October 20, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reports Pavel Prigozhin kept Wagner fighters in the Central African Republic and expanded the family’s business there.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 19, 2026

Two administrators of Russian railway photo site RailGallery face charges carrying up to 10 years in prison over alleged access to protected data.

• Wanderlust Trends Team
• October 19, 2026