The United States is attempting to restart trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to their ongoing conflict that has lasted nearly four-and-a-half years. Both Kyiv and Moscow have confirmed plans for these discussions, with the UAE being suggested as a potential venue. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine disclosed that US envoys recently met with Russian officials in efforts to restart diplomatic negotiations after earlier attempts stalled due to the US-Iran conflict.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
The United States is working to arrange a new round of talks in a bid to end the four-and-a-half-year Russia-Ukraine war.
asserted
States → work → war
Kyiv and Moscow both confirmed the plan to relaunch trilateral talks on Friday.
asserted
Kyiv → confirm → Friday
The move follows negotiations that started earlier this year before the US efforts to broker an end to hostilities petered out amid Washington’s war on Iran.
asserted
efforts → follow → Iran
Recommended Stories
list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea
- list 2 of 4Russian attacks kill eight people across Ukraine as US steps up diplomacy
- list 3 of 4Trump invites Putin to Miami G20: Why that matters
- list 4 of 4Ukrainian man kills one, wounds four in Poland abbey knife attack
The United Arab Emirates is mooted as the host of the new talks.
asserted
Emirates → say → talks
“The American side has proposed meeting at a technical level in a three-way format,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.
asserted
Zelenskyy → propose → reporters
“We are awaiting a proposal from the United States regarding the date and the US has suggested the Emirates as a possible location.”
uncertain
US → await → location
Later, the Kremlin confirmed that a trilateral meeting could be soon, although spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there were no details to add currently.
uncertain
Peskov → confirm → ?
President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Russia and Ukraine earlier this month in a bid to jump-start the bid to secure a ceasefire.
asserted
envoys → visit → ceasefire
The US stance has previously been criticised for favouring Russia’s narrative, with Moscow insisting that Ukraine cede territory that Russia has illegally occupied, demilitarise and drop ambitions to join NATO.
asserted
Russia → criticise → NATO
Russia’s presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev reportedly met with Witkoff and Kushner in the US on September 24.
uncertain
Dmitriev → meet → September
Peskov said those talks were about potential economic cooperation.
asserted
talks → say → cooperation
Zelenskyy said that Trump told him that Ukraine will be granted permission to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles.
asserted
Ukraine → say → missiles
Kyiv desperately needs additional air defences to counter Russia’s increasing drone and missile attacks, but Trump has delayed approval.
asserted
Trump → need → approval
Should a licence be issued, it would be more than a year before Kyiv could put any new Patriot systems into service, leaving Zelenskyy, in the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly, to continue his pleas for additional support from allies.
uncertain
Kyiv → issue → allies
“In recent days, during our meetings, Ukraine has openly informed our partners: Russia will only escalate as winter approaches unless there is pressure,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Friday.
asserted
Zelenskyy → inform → Friday
“For diplomacy to work, US sanctions must be implemented and European sanctions must be strengthened.”
asserted
sanctions → work → ?
Kyiv is also talking with European Union representatives about the need to accelerate budget support for the military, warning that Ukraine risks running out of missiles and drones early next year.
asserted
Ukraine → talk → missiles
Overnight barrages
Both Moscow and Kyiv continue to launch nightly barrages against one another.
asserted
Moscow → continue → one
Overnight attacks struck a 16-floor building in Kyiv’s central Pechersk district, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring at least seven other people.
asserted
attacks → strike → people
In the southern Odesa region, Governor Oleh Kiper said one person was killed and another injured in a series of “massive” Russian strikes on a residential area and logistics premises of a postal operator.
asserted
another → say → operator
Russia said its air defence units destroyed about 50 drones over the Rostov region overnight and a drone attack damaged the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, forcing it to suspend operations.
asserted
attack → say → operations
Ukraine recently struck two other major Russian oil refineries in Moscow and Yaroslavl.
asserted
Ukraine → strike → Moscow
Zelenskyy asserted that refineries in Bashkortostan and the Samara region had also been hit in the past 24-hours.
asserted
refineries → assert → hours
The Ukrainian leader also reported unspecified strikes in the Black Sea.
asserted
leader → report → Sea
He added that he has held talks with India, Turkiye, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries concerning efforts to unblock shipping in the Black Sea, where Russia has targeted cargo vessels.
asserted
Russia → add → vessels
The Aporia
