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  "id": 15937603,
  "title": "Putin agrees to resume three-way talks with Kyiv and Washington",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-talks-with-kyiv-and-washington",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:32:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-talks-with-kyiv-and-washington"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume three-way negotiations with Washington and Kyiv after November 10, according to Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov. These talks, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, will focus on building a security system for Russia and Ukraine once the conflict concludes. The announcement followed a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and Steve Witkoff, an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump.\n\nPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Wednesday that Ukraine supports a U.S. proposal for these negotiations to occur at the level of negotiators as soon as possible, ideally by early November. However, Zelenskiy has maintained that only a summit of leaders can break the current impasse. Grégoire Roos of Chatham House told France 24 that it remains unclear if Putin would meet with Trump and Zelenskiy, noting that meeting Zelenskiy is the last thing Putin would be prepared to do.\n\nThe three nations previously held three rounds of negotiations earlier this year, including meetings in Abu Dhabi in January and February, and subsequent talks in Geneva. Currently, both armies remain engaged in combat with daily long-range strikes occurring between the two countries.",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T08:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Putin agrees to resume 3-way talks with Kyiv and Washington",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-3-way-talks-with-kyiv-and-washington",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:22:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine, US after Witkoff visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-willing-to-resume-peace-talks-with-ukraine-us-after-witkoff",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:01:05.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Trilateral talks could be held in early November following Witkoff–Putin meeting, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trilateral-talks-could-be-held-in-early-november-following-witkoff",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:36:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Ukraine's Zelensky Hopes For New Talks With Russia, US By Early November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ukraines-zelensky-hopes-for-new-talks-with-russia-us-by-early-november",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:45:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-resume-three-way-peace-talks-with-ukraine-and-us",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:17:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "War and peace: Trump team now says Putin is a 'humanitarian'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/war-and-peace-trump-team-now-says-putin-is-a-humanitarian",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:57:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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