The Kremlin says it is ready to resume trilateral negotiations with Kiev and Washington in mid-November. “Our president informed Steve Witkoff that, in principle, we are ready to resume the above-mentioned trilateral negotiations on the main topic around November 10,” Russian presidential advisor Ushakov said. The meeting in St. Petersburg between the Russian president himself, Vladimir Putin, and the US envoy ended after three hours. Among the various topics, the peace process in Ukraine was also discussed. And also about a possible meeting between Putin and Donald Trump in China, the situation in the Gulf and the diesel agreement between Moscow and Washington.
Meanwhile, the tycoon's pressure on Zelensky to accept an agreement with Russia that includes territorial transfers in Donbass in exchange for unspecified economic benefits intensifies. The New York Times wrote this on the day the Ukrainian leader met the American special envoy Witkoff in Oslo, who will fly to Moscow in the next few days to see Putin. Also phone call with Rubio after tensions over weapons and intelligence: the Secretary of State assured Zelensky that the head of the White House did not give any orders to damage Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff noted that the diesel supply agreements will help stabilize the energy market, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. “The conversation focused on issues related to the implementation of agreements on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the American and global markets, which Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed on in a telephone conversation on October 9,” Ushakov was quoted as saying by Interfax. “Both sides emphasized that the agreement not only satisfies American and Russian interests, but will also help stabilize supply and demand in the global fuel market,” the Russian presidential advisor added. “Taking into account that the US administration has lifted a number of sanctions against Russian diesel, practical work has already begun in this area,” Ushakov said. In the morning, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak announced that the first tanker with diesel destined for the USA would depart from Russia tomorrow.
The possibility of a summit between Russia, the United States and China on the sidelines of the next Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Shenzhen was discussed during today's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the White House special envoy, Steve Witkoff and "none of the three capitals rejected the idea". This was stated by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov. “The possibility of a first-ever meeting between the leaders of Russia, China and the United States during the next Apec summit in Shenzhen, China, in November was obviously also raised today,” Ushakov said, as quoted by Interfax. This idea is not rejected by any of the capitals: neither Moscow, nor Washington, nor Beijing," the Kremlin adviser added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during talks held today in St. Petersburg, informed US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff about the advance of Russian troops along the main axes of the special military operation. This is what was declared by the Russian presidential advisor, Yuri Ushakov. "Putin presented his interlocutor with an objective picture of the situation on the contact line, where the strategic initiative is entirely in the hands of Russian troops," Ushakov said, quoted by Interfax. “It was emphasized that Russian troops are conducting a relentless offensive along all main axes and, moreover, are very effectively destroying military-industrial, energy and logistics infrastructure in Ukraine in retaliation,” the Russian presidential advisor added.
The proposals to end the war in Ukraine formulated yesterday in Oslo by Kiev and the Europeans and transmitted to Vladimir Putin by the American envoy Steve Witkoff "contain very little". This is the assessment expressed by the Kremlin's diplomatic advisor, Yuri Ushakov, speaking to journalists. Ushakov also declared that Moscow is ready to resume trilateral negotiations with Kiev and Washington in mid-November. The advisor also reported preparations underway for a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping soon in China.
Following a Ukrainian attack on the Lugansk telephone company building, two people died and were found under the rubble. This was reported by the head of the pro-Russian administration of the Lugansk region, Leonid Pasechnik. "Unfortunately, the attack on the Luhansk telephone company building resulted in casualties. Rescuers from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations recovered the bodies of the two engineers," Pasechnik wrote on Telegram.
Discontent among Republican senators over too close relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and over the possibility of a three-way summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the war in Ukraine. "It would be morally wrong. It makes no sense not to include Ukraine," said Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, stressing that Kiev must be part of any possible peace deal. "Putin is manipulating Trump to his liking. History will not judge America kindly for not being able to step up to defend the Western world if Putin gets what he wants," highlighted conservative senator Tom Thillis.
The "surrender" of Ukraine, especially if "unconditionally", "is not an option because this would be the surrender of all of us". This was stated by the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on the sidelines of a conference. "My biggest concern at the moment is not our economy, it's not the European Union, it's not America, it's not China," Merz said again, according to German media, "my biggest concern is Russia's impact on our society and how they are managing to destabilize our societies."
Putin met with Prime Minister of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang in St. Petersburg. The Russian president asked him to convey his greetings to Xi Jinping. This was reported by Russian agencies. "Our relations are independent of the international situation and are not directed against anyone," Putin further stated at the beginning of the meeting.
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. Both pilots managed to parachute and were rescued. This was announced by the Ministry of Defence, quoted by the Tass agency.
The Latvian chargé d'affaires in Russia, Ramona Krasovska, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where she "was presented with a firm protest against the request of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to dismiss all employees of the Social Welfare Department of the consular section of the Russian Embassy in Riga".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is ready to freeze the conflict along the current front line and start diplomatic negotiations, as part of efforts to end the war with Russia. In an interview with US broadcaster Fox News, Zelensky said that Kiev subsequently intends to work to obtain security guarantees from the United States and European countries.
The meeting in St. Petersburg between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, ended after more than three hours. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported this to the Tass news agency, specifying that Putin and Witkoff discussed, among other topics, the peace process in Ukraine. There was also talk of a possible meeting between Putin and Donald Trump in China, the situation in the Gulf and the diesel agreement between Moscow and Washington. During the conversation, the Russian president's decision to release the US citizen, Stephen Hubbard, was also mentioned.
Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military version of Starlink, used by Ukraine, sparking panic in Kiev and confusion within the Trump administration, US officials and people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Musk, as well as President Donald Trump, has expressed anger at Ukraine over attacks on Russian diesel refineries in recent weeks. Attacks that the president holds responsible for high energy prices. Last week, Musk limited the connection speed of Ukrainian devices to the satellite network, effectively rendering some offensive drones and interceptors inoperable, the sources said.
