Zelenskyy says trilateral talks involving the U.S. and Russia will be held next month, hopes to resume stalled peace negotiations

[Financial News]  A trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the United States and Russia aimed at resuming long-stalled peace negotiations is expected to take place next month.
On the 25th (local time), AFP reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Ukrainian television that trilateral talks are scheduled to take place in November to restart the peace negotiations, which have reached an impasse. President Zelenskyy said, "We are ready to talk. If it is a matter of territory, it must be dealt with at the level of heads of state, while other matters fall within the remit of working-level technical groups," adding, "We can discuss all of this in November."
Diplomatic efforts have been underway in recent weeks to set up a trilateral negotiating table to end the protracted war. In particular, the active mediation of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is said to have paved the way for this trilateral meeting.
U.S. envoy Steven Charles Witkoff met with President Zelenskyy and European leaders in Oslo, Norway, on the 20th, and the following day met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Following the meetings, both Ukraine and Russia said they were willing to resume direct talks under U.S. mediation. Russian foreign affairs aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that President Putin had agreed "in principle" to resume negotiations after November 10. Ushakov added that future negotiations "will focus on establishing a security framework for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the conflict."
President Zelenskyy also expressed support for the Trump administration's push to resume negotiations promptly. In an audio message released late on the 21st, he stressed, "The agenda is clear: ending the war and bringing peace closer, and completing all preparations for a summit-level meeting."
Earlier this year, delegations from the three countries held three rounds of negotiations in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, but made little progress as the two sides remained firmly opposed over their existing positions, apart from prisoner exchanges.
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