The Kremlin has urged people not to have high expectations for the upcoming peace talks
The upcoming meeting between representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will be "preliminary in nature." The Kremlin has indicated that it is ready to resume negotiations after November 4.
This is reported by Russian media outlets, including TASS, citing a statement by Vladimir Putin’s aide, Yuri Ushakov.
Russia on the Negotiations
According to Ushakov, the parties still need to work toward signing a peace agreement to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Russian official emphasized that the planned meeting with the Ukrainian and American delegations will be “preliminary,” and “there should be no high expectations for it.”
In addition, the dictator’s aide stated that Moscow is ready to resume the trilateral negotiation process between Russia, the U.S., and Ukraine after November 4.
Previous Contacts and the Parties’ Positions
As a reminder, the Russian side had previously suggested holding tripartite talks in Abu Dhabiin the first ten days of November. On the eve of this statement, U.S. Special Representative Steve Witkoff had already arrived in St. Petersburg to discuss proposals for resolving the war.
At the same time, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the need to end the war as quickly as possible due to the threat of further escalation. He believes that a face-to-face meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin is essential is not mandatory to reach agreements.