The Kremlin has rejected proposals to end the war in Ukraine, put forward by Kiev and Europeans and conveyed by the American envoy Steve Witkoff. The Russian leader said that these “don’t amount to much”.
Steve Witkoff discussed for nearly three hours with Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. The revelation was made by the Kremlin leader’s advisor, Yuri Ushakov, writes news.ro. The Russian official told the press that the Kremlin leader was informed about the negotiations in Oslo, in which Vladimir Zelenski also participated.
Vladimir Putin informed the American envoy that Russia is “in principle ready to resume trilateral negotiations by November 10th”. The talks are expected to take place between Moscow, Kiev, and Washington.
Yuri Ushakov did not rule out a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping in China, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The event takes place on November 18 and 19, in Shenzhen.
“This idea is not rejected (…) neither by Moscow, nor by Washington, nor by Beijing. Our Chinese friends, the hosts of the APEC summit, are preparing for it,” announced Yuri Ushakov.
If the meeting takes place, this will be the first trilateral meeting of the leaders of the world’s three largest powers.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski announced in an interview with Fox News that freezing the war would be a solution and did not rule out accepting peace, if Ukraine retains at least 75% of its territory.