Putin receives Witkoff in St Petersburg; Ushakov: Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine in mid-November, Zelensky supports it
Place: St PetersburgRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All three groups report Moscow's readiness to resume trilateral talks in November, all of them citing Ushakov. Russian agencies add his version that the earlier resumption of talks was derailed by Kyiv's strikes on the day of the State Duma elections; this version does not appear in the Ukrainian and independent reports in the sample. Ukrainian sources complete the picture with Zelensky's statement of support for a meeting at team level, while Meduza and Interfax stress the Kremlin's sceptical assessment of the European and Kyiv proposals.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Russian agencies relay the outcome of the meeting in the words of presidential aide Yury Ushakov. According to RIA Novosti, the meeting at the Konstantinovsky Palace lasted almost three hours. Interfax quotes Ushakov as saying Witkoff briefed Putin on the Oslo talks and noted new points in the approaches of the Europeans and Kyiv, "although there was not all that much" useful for a settlement in them. TASS in English writes that the sides specifically discussed a scheme for possibly resuming trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine, and quotes Ushakov as saying their resumption right after the State Duma elections was derailed by the "Ukrainian regime" through massive strikes on the main voting day on Moscow, other cities and polling stations.
“Продолжалась почти три часа”
“Отметил некоторые новые моменты в подходах европейцев и Киева, хотя полезного в контексте урегулирования украинского кризиса в них содержалось не так уж и много”
“the scheme of a possible resumption of trilateral negotiations with the participation of representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine was specifically discussed”
“was disrupted by the Ukrainian regime”
- Встреча Путина с Уиткоффом продолжалась почти три часа, сообщил Ушаков — RIA Novosti, 21 October, 15:27
- Уиткофф проинформировал Путина о переговорах в Осло — Interfax, 21 October, 15:32
- Putin and Witkoff discuss resumption of trilateral talks on Ukraine — Kremlin aide — TASS (tass.com), 21 October, 15:58
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda, citing Interfax and RIA Novosti, writes that Putin told Witkoff Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks in mid-November on the "main topic", a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the conflict; according to Ushakov, Witkoff replied that Trump would welcome such a decision with great pleasure, and a new round could take place in Abu Dhabi. In the evening the outlet quoted Zelensky: according to the feedback received, Russia supports a trilateral meeting at team level, the American side proposes holding it as soon as possible, and Ukraine supports this; the final dates are not yet known.
“ми, в принципі, готові відновити згадані тристоронні переговори в десятих числах листопада щодо головної теми”
“Американська сторона пропонує це зробити як можна швидше, ми підтримуємо це.”
- Путін сказав Віткоффу, що Росія готова відновити тристоронні переговори в листопаді — Ukrainska Pravda, 21 October, 15:58
- Зеленський заявив, що Росія підтримує тристоронню зустріч на рівні команд — Ukrainska Pravda, 21 October, 20:32
What independent sources report
automatic summary DW, citing Ushakov's comment published on the Kremlin website, reports that Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks with Washington and Kyiv "in mid-November" and to discuss a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the war; Kirill Dmitriev also took part in the meeting on the Russian side, and Putin shared with Witkoff thoughts on a possible meeting with Trump and Xi Jinping. Meduza headlines the second part of the statement, that in the Kremlin's view there is "not all that much" useful in the new EU and Ukrainian proposals, and recalls the US midterm elections, which analysts see as driving Trump's recent moves.
“Москва готова возобновить трехсторонние переговоры с Вашингтоном и Киевом”
“полезного в контексте урегулирования украинского кризиса в них содержалось не так уж и много”
- Ушаков: РФ готова возобновить трехсторонние переговоры в ноябре — DW (RU), 21 October, 15:58
- В Кремле заявили, что готовы возобновить переговоры в трехстороннем формате. Но считают, что «полезного» в… — Meduza, 21 October, 16:03
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