Washington has been pushing for a trilateral technical meeting between the US, Russia, and Ukraine by the end of October, with the UAE mentioned as a potential host. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Kyiv is ready to participate in the talks. However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia had previously agreed to the meetings only on the condition that parliamentary elections were held, accusing Ukraine of conducting attacks to disrupt the State Duma vote.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Trump Misses Scheduled Putin Birthday Call and Ukraine Peace Talks Stall
Geopolitics13 days ago
The US and Russia are struggling to finalize a diplomatic framework for upcoming peace negotiations, according to the Kremlin. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported that US President Donald Trump failed to conduct a planned birthday phone call to Vladimir Putin and did not send a congratulatory telegram, despite Trump's earlier public assertion that the call was scheduled. This breakdown in personal communication comes as Moscow reports that no concrete progress has been made toward a proposed US-led summit between the three nations.
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