Trump pushes for Ukraine peace deal by year-end

Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have been preserved despite a US-Russia diesel deal, with a potential first trilateral meeting of negotiators expected in early November and a possible Trump-Zelensky-Putin summit in December. Moscow has agreed to trilateral talks but has not yet formed its delegation, with the composition signaling its seriousness. Preparations are expected to take two to two and a half weeks, likely in Abu Dhabi, with closed-door online consultations. Ukraine is ready to negotiate anytime, while Russia is moving slowly. The US sees this round as a chance to finalize a trilateral summit, but Moscow remains noncommittal about Putin attending the G20 in Florida. Russia is also advancing a diesel agreement, though delivery timing suggests it may be politically motivated rather than practical.