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Lukiv, J. (2026, October 21). Russia ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end war. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq3djn5nxx12o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-21 · by Jaroslav Lukiv

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Vladimir Putin's top aide Yuriy Ushakov announced that Russia is ready to resume talks with the US and Ukraine to end the ongoing conflict, which began in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. This statement comes after a meeting between Ushakov and Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of US President Donald Trump, in St Petersburg. Kyiv has been urging Moscow for an immediate resumption of trilateral discussions that were suspended in February; Ushakov indicated a new round could occur around November 10th. Ushakov emphasized that the talks should concentrate on creating a security framework for both Russia and Ukraine post-conflict.
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21, 2026, following "positive" discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway and Finland the previous day. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Witkoff’s talks as constructive but emphasized there was no immediate agreement to end the war in Ukraine. On October 23, Russia announced it would hold trilateral peace talks with the US and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates in November, aiming to restart stalled negotiations. Zelenskyy confirmed on October 25 that a meeting between Kyiv, Washington, and Moscow would take place in November to address ongoing conflict issues.

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Topics

Moscow Russia Russian St Petersburg Ukraine

Subjects

Ukraine GPE · 5× Russia GPE · 4× Ushakov PERSON · 3× Moscow GPE · 2× Putin PERSON · 2× St Petersburg GPE · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Steve Witkoff PERSON · 1× Vladimir Putin's PERSON · 1× Yuriy Ushakov PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Top officials from Russia, Ukraine and the US have held several rounds of talks aimed at ending the war that began in February 2022 when Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
🔮 Kyiv has been pressing Moscow for an immediate resumption of the trilateral talks, which were suspended in February, and Ushakov said a new round could be held next month.
2026-10-21 · BBC News
Russia ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end war · mixed framing

Claims (8 extracted, 2 hedged)

- Published Russia is "ready in principle" to resume talks with the US and Ukraine on ending the conflict, Vladimir Putin's top aide has said. asserted
aide → publish → conflict
Yuriy Ushakov was speaking after Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Russian city of St Petersburg. asserted
Putin → speak → Petersburg
Kyiv has been pressing Moscow for an immediate resumption of the trilateral talks, which were suspended in February, and Ushakov said a new round could be held next month. uncertain
round → press → February
Witkoff went to Moscow after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the leaders of Norway and Finland on Monday. asserted
Witkoff → go → Monday
Ushakov said their ideas were not very "useful". asserted
ideas → say → ?
Top officials from Russia, Ukraine and the US have held several rounds of talks aimed at ending the war that began in February 2022 when Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. asserted
Putin → hold → Ukraine
The talks, however, were put on hold, with the Kremlin blaming last month's "massive" Ukrainian strikes on Russia for their disruption. Speaking to reporters after the St Petersburg talks, Ushakov suggested that a new round could be held around 10 November. uncertain
round → put → November
He stressed that the talks must focus on "building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the conflict." asserted
talks → stress → conflict
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