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Russia and Ukraine agree to another US-mediated round of talks
Russia and Ukraine agreed to another round of talks with the United States as mediator.
The technical meeting could take place in Abu Dhabi and may begin on November 10.
The discussions are expected to focus on security for both countries after the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants a meeting soon and has proposed freezing the front line as a first step toward a ceasefire.
Russia has rejected that proposal and says Ukraine must first withdraw from areas it still controls in the Donetsk region.
The sides remain far apart on how to stop the fighting, and an earlier round of talks in February made no diplomatic progress.
The next round could begin after US midterm elections, but the sources do not say whether a date has been confirmed.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a new round of peace talks mediated by the United States.
The Kremlin said the technical trilateral talks could take place in Abu Dhabi and focus on security after the war.
The talks could begin on November 10, according to the Kremlin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he supported holding a meeting as soon as possible.
Russia has rejected Ukraine’s proposal to freeze the front as a first step toward ceasefire talks and says Ukraine must first withdraw from areas it controls in Donetsk.
- Who
- Russia and Ukraine, with the United States mediating.
- What
- They agreed to a new round of peace talks. The proposed trilateral talks would focus on security after the war.
- When
- They could begin on November 10.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi is the proposed location.
- Why
- The talks are intended to discuss peace and how to ensure security for Russia and Ukraine after the war.
Russia
Ukraine
Ceasefire conditions
Russia
Russia says a substantive agreement must come before fighting stops and has rejected freezing the front as a first step.
Ukraine
Zelensky says the front should be frozen as a first step toward talks on a ceasefire.
Territory
Russia
Russia demands that Ukrainian forces withdraw from areas they still control in Donetsk region.
Ukraine
Kyiv considers that demand unacceptable.
The previous round of trilateral negotiations ended without diplomatic progress.
Witkoff met European leaders and Zelensky in Oslo, where Zelensky called for attacks to stop as a first step toward possible negotiations.
Witkoff met Putin in St. Petersburg for almost three hours.
The new talks could begin, after the US midterm elections, according to the Kremlin.
- Proposed venue
- Abu Dhabi
- Potential start
- November 10
- US envoy
- Steve Witkoff
- Russian president
- Vladimir Putin
- Ukrainian president
- Volodymyr Zelensky
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What people are saying
Still, it’s going to be held at the expert level, like before.
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as soon as possible