Russia ready for talks with US and Ukraine after November 4

Russia is ready to resume trilateral negotiations with the US and Ukraine after November 4, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, who stated Moscow is prepared to restart talks following Russia's Day of National Unity holiday. No specific date for the meeting has been agreed, and Ushakov cautioned against expecting a quick deal, describing the first round as "sighting" in nature. Abu Dhabi has been mentioned as a potential venue for mid-November talks, following a meeting between Russian officials and US envoy Steven Witkoff in St. Petersburg on October 21. Previous negotiation rounds in Geneva and Abu Dhabi ended without results, with a fourth round postponed due to the US-Israel war with Iran. Preparations are also underway for a potential Putin-Trump-Xi summit during the APEC meeting in Shenzhen on November 18-19.