# Putin agrees to resume Ukraine peace talks next month

> Russian leader says yes in principle to three-way negotiations with Washington and Kyiv after November 10, but dismisses latest proposals as lacking real value.
- Title: Putin agrees to resume Ukraine peace talks next month
- Summary: Russian leader says yes in principle to three-way negotiations with Washington and Kyiv after November 10, but dismisses latest proposals as lacking real…
- Keywords: vladimir putin, ukraine war, peace talks, washington, kyiv, steve witkoff, volodymyr zelenskyy, donald trump, russia, diplomacy, Putin, agrees
- Source: Fortune — https://fortune.com/2026/10/21/putin-talks-washington-kyiv-ukraine-proposals
- Author: The Associated Press
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- Topics: vladimir putin, ukraine war, peace talks, washington, kyiv, steve witkoff, volodymyr zelenskyy, donald trump, russia, diplomacy
## Putin says yes to three-way talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said.
## Talks set for after November ten
Putin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters the Russian leader agreed in principle to resume talks after November ten following a meeting in St. Petersburg with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
## Focus on post-conflict security
The talks will focus on building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends, Ushakov said. This would be the first such three-way talks since February.
## Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting as Witkoff met with Putin about Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
## Zelenskyy insists on summit of leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insisted that only a summit of leaders can break the impasse. The two armies remain locked on the battlefield with daily long-range strikes.
## Oslo proposals lack real value
The proposals from an Oslo meeting contained little of real value in resolving the Ukrainian crisis, Ushakov said.

> contained little of real value in the context of resolving the Ukrainian crisis
## Zelenskyy calls freezing conflict minimum
Zelenskyy said freezing the conflict in Ukraine was the minimum required from Russia to bring about an end to the war. Right now, they have to freeze, he said in a Fox News interview.

> Right now, we have to freeze, and I think this is (the) real way to end this war
## Trump increases pressure on Zelenskyy
At the White House on Tuesday, Trump increased pressure on Zelenskyy to come to an agreement with Russia as relations between the two leaders have soured again.

> We want Zelenskyy to make a deal
## Russian attacks kill five, wound twenty-three
Overnight Russian attacks in Kyiv left three dead and twelve wounded. Outside Kharkiv, two died and eleven were wounded. Energy facilities were targeted in four cities, Ukrainian officials said.
## Norway sees possible new phase
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Russia appears to be looking for opportunities for diplomacy. He said new talks were likely to happen in mid-November.

> I think we may have entered a phase now where the Russians are also looking for opportunities for diplomacy
## Witkoff sees momentum in peace efforts
Before meeting Putin, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said there was some degree of momentum in talks. Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed a postwar economic plan and European security.
## Key takeaway

Putin agreed to resume three-way talks with Washington and Kyiv after November ten to discuss post-conflict security, though he rejected current proposals as having little value.