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Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and US

Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month, following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff.

Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and US

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month. The talks, which would involve the United States and Ukraine, were discussed during a meeting between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed support for the proposal, with hopes that the three-way talks could take place in early November.

The last US-mediated peace talks took place in February before the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran.

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