Russia Agrees to Trilateral Peace Talks With US and Ukraine
Russia expressed readiness to resume trilateral peace talks with the United States and Ukraine, while China prepares a separate summit between the US, Russia, and China.
Russia has expressed readiness in principle to resume trilateral peace talks with the United States and Ukraine, with a potential meeting scheduled for November 10 in Abu Dhabi. This diplomatic movement follows a meeting in St. Petersburg between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Donald Trump has supported efforts to stop the war, though he has criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating, "Frankly, Zelensky is not helping matters much."
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed support for the meetings and indicated he would accept a deal to freeze the war along current front lines to stop the killings. Parallel to these efforts, China has begun preparing a separate trilateral summit between the leaders of Russia, the United States, and China. This meeting, potentially held during the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 17-18, would focus on the Ukraine conflict and nuclear proliferation.
While the APEC summit is being coordinated at the expert level, Russian officials noted that a single session would be insufficient to resolve the conflict. In a coinciding gesture of diplomacy, Russia released Stephen Hubbard, an American citizen previously imprisoned for allegedly fighting for Ukraine. U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner noted that while hard work remains, there is a real opportunity to build a framework for lasting peace.
