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Kremlin says trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the US could happen soon
Washington is pushing a technical-level meeting on ceasefire options and a Black Sea grain corridor, while Kyiv says it is waiting for a date.
On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the United States proposed holding technical-level trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in the United Arab Emirates, though Kyiv awaits Washington to propose a date.
Previous trilateral talks in the UAE and Switzerland, combined with a three-hour Moscow meeting on Sept. 5 between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, set the stage for renewed negotiations exploring a broader peace package.
Reports of a trilateral meeting in New York unraveled as the Ukrainian delegation departed, with a Ukraine context channel confirming that only US-Russia talks would proceed and feedback on ceasefire proposals would be provided by phone from the American side.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday that the United States invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami in December, potentially creating a venue for talks between Putin, Trump, and Zelensky.
The Kremlin said Friday a trilateral meeting could happen soon as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the four-and-a-half year conflict, with Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev discussing energy ceasefires and economic cooperation with US negotiators.
On September 25, 2026, the leaders of Russia and the United States did discuss a tripartite meeting on Ukraine, but there is no specificity yet, as announced by Russian President Dmitry Peskov's secretary.
The talks with Russia and Ukraine on ending the war will soon continue in the United Arab Emirates, if the United States, the mediator, has its way. The discussions would not be conducted at a political level, but at that of specialists, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
1 hour ago·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
A tripartite meeting between Russia, the United States and Ukraine may take place soon, but no specifics have yet been provided by Russian President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary.