Zelenskyy expects US-mediated talks with Russia in October

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects trilateral talks with Moscow mediated by the US to end the war to be organized in October. Zelenskyy stated Ukraine's negotiation team is ready, but Russia must also show willingness, urging the US and partners to push Moscow toward concrete diplomatic steps instead of attacks. Russia has repeatedly signaled conditional readiness for talks, though Kyiv and Western allies doubt its sincerity; Putin reiterated willingness but only under terms acceptable to Russia.