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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with the United States acting as a mediator in attempts to reach a settlement.
The United States believes that if the conflict does not stop, Ukraine will face a harsh winter. Axios reports this, citing sources.
It is noted that the American presidential administration hopes to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough in resolving the conflict before the midterm elections in November and before the onset of winter.
“Everyone is nervous about winter. If the conflict continues, the winter will be difficult. Therefore, the United States is trying to act as a mediator between the parties in order to develop a unified proposal,” the publication’s source said.
Special Representative of the US President Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of the head of the White House Jared Kushner will meet with representatives of Ukraine on October 9 in Miami to discuss new ideas and develop a unified proposal to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The US will reach a diplomatic breakthrough in resolving the conflict before the midterm elections in November
Possible · Within weeks

The Security Service of Ukraine has put Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Simferopol and Crimea on the wanted list for publicly supporting a special military operation and allegedly encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Charges were brought in absentia under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and earlier the Metropolitan was included in the database of the “Peacemaker” website.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the CIS summit in the Avaza national tourist zone in Turkmenistan. The work program began with a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State in a narrow format, where the leaders discussed interaction within the CIS, chairmanship in 2027 and the next meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State.
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Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said that fewer and fewer Europeans support the political course aimed at inciting conflict in Ukraine, which, in his opinion, serves the interests of the Brussels bureaucracy, military-industrial magnates, lobbyists and mediators.

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