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Kremlin ready to resume three-way Ukraine talks after Putin meets Witkoff
Vladimir Putin met US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, after which the Kremlin said Russia was ready in principle to resume trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine from mid-November. Moscow said it would consider US economic proposals but not make political concessions, and a Kremlin aide said a Putin-Xi-Trump summit was being prepared. Witkoff described Putin as a humanitarian, a remark criticized by some commentators.
Why it matters
A resumption of direct talks would be the first formal three-way negotiation on ending the war in months, with implications for European security and energy sanctions.
Background
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The Trump administration has pursued a negotiated settlement, with Witkoff acting as envoy to both Moscow and Kyiv.
The story so far
- Trump puts new Russia sanctions law on hold
- Trump pauses new Russia sanctions as rift with Zelenskyy grows
- Trump defends Russia sanctions waiver and says others should negotiate for Ukraine
- Trump says he is ready to meet Putin and Xi in China
- Kremlin ready to resume three-way Ukraine talks after Putin meets Witkoff
- Zelensky says Russian strikes show no change after Moscow agrees to talks
- Russia, Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Abu Dhabi in November
- Zelensky says US-Ukraine-Russia meeting will take place in November
Sources
- BBC News ↗Oct 21, 1:42 PM ET
- France 24 ↗Oct 21, 11:51 AM ET
- Euronews ↗Oct 21, 2:18 AM ET
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