Putin agrees to resume trilateral talks with U.S. and Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume trilateral negotiations with Washington and Kyiv on ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, following a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. Putin agreed "in principle" to resume talks after Nov. 10, focusing on building a security system for Russia and Ukraine post-conflict, according to foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov. The meeting came as President Trump pressures Ukraine to make a deal, though no imminent breakthrough was suggested. The trilateral talks, which stalled earlier this year, follow Witkoff's meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo. Russia released a retired American teacher as a goodwill gesture, while overnight Russian attacks killed five people in Ukraine and Kyiv launched over 1,000 drones at Russia.