Putin Says Russia Ready to Resume US-Mediated Talks Next Month, Focused on Security Guarantees
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on October 22 that Russia is ready to resume US-mediated talks next month, Reuters reported. He had met US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow the previous day.
Putin said the talks should focus on a security guarantees framework for Russia, Ukraine and Europe as a whole, rather than on a short-term ceasefire arrangement. Russia has previously accepted the proposal to resume the talks; the venue and format of the next round remain under discussion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine supports a ceasefire, an end to the war, an energy ceasefire and humanitarian initiatives. The two sides' stated positions on the path and priorities of negotiations still differ markedly, and whether the next round takes place, and on what agenda, awaits further confirmation.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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