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Will Zelenskyy call Putin? Ukrainian president's office responds

Russia is trying to avoid trilateral talks between leaders by suggesting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit Moscow or call the Kremlin, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told Ukrainska Pravda on Oct. 30.

30 October, 06:14 PM

Ukraine should walk away from peace talks rather than legitimize capitulation – Harvard historian Plokhy

Harvard Ukrainian history professor Serhii Plokhy told Radio NV how the Yalta Conference shaped the world order, what a potential U.S.-Russia-China leaders' meeting could mean and how Ukraine should respond to unfavorable peace terms.

28 October, 11:38 AM

Kremlin says there should be no ‘high expectations’ for upcoming U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks

A planned meeting in a trilateral format involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States would be “preliminary” and should not be expected to produce major results, Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Oct. 25, according to Russia’s state news agency Tass.

25 October, 10:04 PM

Kremlin sets ‘condition’ for possible EU negotiator on Ukraine

Moscow would support the European Union appointing a negotiator, but it is important for Russia that the person “sincerely seeks to facilitate a peaceful settlement,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 25, according to Russia’s state news agency Tass.

25 October, 06:47 PM

Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks may be held in UAE or Switzerland

The next round of talks between Ukrainian, U.S. and Russian delegations could take place in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland, Sky News reported, citing a U.S. official on Oct. 24.

24 October, 12:06 PM

Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner plan Norway visit for Ukraine peace talks — Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to travel to Norway this week to conduct a new round of negotiations aimed at ending Ukraine war, Reuters reported on Oct. 19, citing informed sources.

20 October, 09:33 AM

Putin says Russia will not return seized Ukrainian border areas

Russia does not intend to discuss returning to Ukraine territories seized on the border with Kursk Oblast at any potential peace talks, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said on Oct. 16.

16 October, 08:37 PM

Syrskyi says battlefield results will determine Kyiv's position in talks

The outcome of negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine will depend heavily on the battlefield situation, making the military's performance decisive in determining Kyiv's negotiating position, former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with BBC Ukrainian published on Oct. 13.

13 October, 01:45 PM

Lavrov says Russia will not give Kyiv a battlefield respite

Russia will not give Ukraine a respite on the battlefield, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct. 12, commenting on the possibility of a ceasefire, Russian state news agency TASS reported.

12 October, 06:30 PM

Ukrainian negotiators to travel to U.S. this week, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian negotiators will hold talks in the United States on Oct. 9 and 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced during a visit to Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast, according to Reuters.

8 October, 04:43 PM

Opposition MP Goncharenko calls for talks with Russia

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko of the European Solidarity party published a series of posts on Telegram Oct. 2, saying, among other things, that Ukraine is “losing the war” and should negotiate with Russia.

2 October, 09:31 PM

Lavrov tells Zelenskyy to come to Moscow if he wants meeting with Putin

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described Moscow’s invitation for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian capital as a “huge gesture of goodwill,” even as Moscow maintains that fighting would continue during any negotiations.

13 September, 10:00 PM

Zelenskyy weighs UAE, Switzerland, and Türkiye for next trilateral peace talks

Upcoming trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States could be hosted by the UAE, Switzerland, or Türkiye, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press briefing on Sept. 8.

8 September, 12:54 PM

Putin unlikely to stop even if Russia takes all of Donetsk — ISW

The visits by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv have underscored that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to make meaningful compromises to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and that his actual demands extend far beyond seizing all of Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Sept. 6 assessment.

7 September, 10:25 AM

Putin calls Ukraine situation ‘complicated’ while praising Trump’s peace efforts

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Ukraine as “complicated” and praised U.S. President Donald Trump for continuing efforts to end the war at the start of talks with Trump’s special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Reuters reported.

6 September, 01:05 PM

Putin: Russia, Ukraine must negotiate war's end themselves

Ukraine and Russia should be the ones to reach an agreement to end the war, with other countries only able to offer support and assistance, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 3, according to Russian state-controlled media outlets.

3 September, 03:07 PM

Russia says strike moratoriums would delay end of war against Ukraine

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko claimed that moratoriums on strikes and various ceasefire arrangements would delay rather than accelerate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

1 September, 02:04 PM

U.S. military transport plane lands in Moscow after flying from Riga — Reuters

A U.S. military transport aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Aug. 25 after flying from Riga, Reuters reported, citing Flightradar24 tracking data.

25 August, 03:50 PM

Fading U.S.-Iran diplomacy hopes push oil prices higher

Oil prices rose on Aug. 17, as fading hopes for a breakthrough in the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations, along with slower tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, heightened market concerns about geopolitical risk, according to Reuters.

17 August, 12:43 PM

Rubio says U.S. will try to revive Ukraine-Russia talks within weeks

The United States will step up diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to determine whether talks between Kyiv and Moscow can be revived and Russia’s war against Ukraine brought closer to an end, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Fox News on July 31.

1 August, 06:24 PM

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