What changed in this update
The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
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Ukraine peace talks push involving US, Russia and Ukraine
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Current state
Trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia are set to restart in November after US envoy Steve Witkoff met both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Russia-Ukraine strikes have continued alongside the diplomatic push.
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What changed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia peace talks will restart in November, and stated Ukraine will not discuss limits on its armed forces or enforced neutrality.
In this event Zelenskyy says peace talks with Russia, US to restart Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes after US envoy visit to the Kremlin Ukraine, Russia trade strikes after Witkoff talks Zelensky proposes freezing front with Russia as first step to peace talks Witkoff in Russia for Putin meeting after ‘positive’ talks with Zelenskyy
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BBC News – World BBC
Russia says it is ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end war
The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
BBC News – World BBC
Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks
The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.
France 24
Russia agrees to resume trilateral peace talks on Ukraine war
A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
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Al Jazeera
Russia willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine, US after Witkoff visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks with Ukraine and the US.
France 24
Kremlin says 'ready' to resume 3-way talks with US and Ukraine mid-November
Moscow is ready to resume trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks next month, the Kremlin said Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Russia. FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg has more.
PBS
Putin agrees to resume trilateral Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks next month
The Russian leader has agreed "in principle" to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.
Euronews
Kremlin open to new Ukraine peace talks as Russia frees US teacher Stephen Hubbard
Moscow says Putin, Trump and Xi will meet in Shenzhen next month after "constructive" talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, while a US diesel deal easing sanctions on Russia has angered Kyiv and European capitals.
France 24
US envoy Steve Witkoff thanks Vladimir Putin for diesel deal at Ukraine talks in Russia
US envoy Steve Witkoff is in Saint Petersburg, holding talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The face to face meeting comes after he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders in Oslo. Witkoff is due to return to the Norwegian capital after his visit to Russia. Washington seeks to breathe new life into US-led efforts to end the war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor,…
France 24
Ukraine talks: US envoy meets Vladimir Putin in Russia
US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. The day before, the American official had met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, Norway. Details by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Philip Turle.
France 24
Ukraine talks: What progress after US envoy met with Zelensky?
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is headed to Russia today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for peace talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on his end, met with the US official in Norway Tuesday. What progress has been made in Oslo? Ophélie Jacobson explains.
