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World · 8 d ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine, Russia and the US will meet in November to restart peace talks

How the talks came back

  1. Tuesday

    Witkoff meets Zelenskyy and European leaders in Oslo

  2. Wednesday

    Witkoff meets Putin; Russia agrees in principle to talks after Nov 10

  3. Sunday

    Zelenskyy confirms a trilateral meeting in November

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Zelenskyy in Oslo, then Vladimir Putin. Moscow agreed "in principle" to restart talks after Nov 10.

"If it's a territorial issue, it must be addressed at a leadership level. Other issues fall within the remit of the technical groups."

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy

What we know

  • Three rounds held: Abu Dhabi twice, Geneva once
  • Prisoner swaps were the only progress

Not yet

  • Exact date and place of the November talks

The three sides held three rounds earlier this year, in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, with little progress beyond prisoner exchanges.