Putin agrees in principle to restart trilateral talks with US and Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed "in principle" to restart trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine after November 10, according to his foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. The talks, the first since February, would focus on building a post-conflict security system for Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced support for swift negotiations but cautioned that Russia has repeatedly agreed to talks before changing its position. Zelenskyy's remarks came as a missile alert sounded over Kyiv with explosions heard in the capital. Three earlier negotiation rounds this year in Abu Dhabi and Geneva yielded little progress beyond prisoner exchanges, as both sides maintained longstanding demands.