US, Russia and Ukraine aim to restart trilateral peace talks in November amid ongoing strikes
Zelensky said Russia backs a three-way meeting with the United States, which is pushing for an early-November date, even as missile and drone attacks continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russia has indicated support for a three-way peace conference with the United States, and that Washington is pressing for a meeting no later than early November. He said Kyiv would back any ceasefire, full or partial, that might emerge from the talks. Following a meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said negotiations could start in mid-November, after the US midterm elections, focusing on a post-war security framework.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested Abu Dhabi as a possible location but warned against presuming any signing documents. Witkoff later reported that technical discussions would continue, while President Donald Trump claimed the war could be closer to ending. Nonetheless, Russia launched ballistic missiles that killed one and injured more than 20 in Kyiv, and Ukraine’s drone strikes hit the Moscow region, injuring two in Novaya Moskva district.
Why it matters
Renewed trilateral talks could shape the future of the Russia-Ukraine war and any resulting ceasefire.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTBoth camps note the prospect of US-facilitated peace talks in November, but left-leaning coverage emphasizes the diplomatic timeline and ceasefire support, while right-leaning coverage foregrounds the ongoing missile and drone strikes and casts doubt on the US-backed proposal.
LEFT
Left-leaning coverage presents the story as a neutral report on diplomatic efforts, highlighting Zelensky’s endorsement of a ceasefire and the planned November talks.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames the story around the violence of missile and drone attacks and questions the substance of the US-backed peace proposal.
The left emphasises
- restart trilateral peace talks in November
- Kyiv would back any ceasefire, full or partial
- negotiations could start in mid-November after the US midterm elections
The right emphasises
- Russia unleashed ballistic missiles, some with banned cluster munitions, against Kyiv
- Ukraine dispatched about 630 drones toward Moscow
- US draft includes a scenario where Ukraine relinquishes the Donbas region for a NATO security guarantee
How this story developed
- Oct 11 Senators from Both Parties Condemn Trump's Plan to Import Russian Diesel
- Oct 20 Patriot missile shipment remains pending a Defense Secretary signature.
- Oct 20 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that the United States is not intentionally blocking arms shipments to Ukraine, though a missile delivery may have been delayed.
- Oct 20 Marco Rubio denounced Zelensky’s claim of U.S. aid cuts as scandalous during Oslo talks.
- Oct 20 Senator Marco Rubio told President Zelensky that U.S. policy on intelligence sharing, arms sales and restrictions has not changed.
- Oct 21 President Trump intensified criticism of Zelensky in a White House briefing, saying Ukraine was delaying a settlement.
- Oct 21 Jared Kushner joined the Oslo discussions via video link.
- Oct 21 President Vladimir Putin hosted US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, where Russia released 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, who had been held on mercenary charges.
- Oct 21 Trump announced a U.S.-facilitated Russian diesel supply arrangement.
- Oct 21 The meeting highlighted a diesel trade agreement linked to President Trump and shifted attention away from substantive peace proposals.
- Oct 22 EU officials began diplomatic talks with the United Kingdom and Canada to close the €70 billion financing gap.
- Oct 22 Missile and drone attacks hit Kyiv, injuring civilians, after the Witkoff‑Putin meeting.
- Oct 22 Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in multiple Ukrainian cities after the meeting, marking the deadliest wave of attacks since the talks began.
- Oct 22 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Russia hit Kyiv overnight with three ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads.
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