Moscow is ready for talks after November 4, but isn’t expecting a breakthrough

Russia is ready to return to trilateral talks with Ukraine and the US after November 4. Russian dictator’s aide Yuri Ushakov stated this position. At the same time, Moscow does not expect the upcoming meeting to produce significant results right away.

“The upcoming Russia — US — Ukraine meeting will be preliminary. Expectations should not be high,” said Yuri Ushakov.

According to him, the participants still have a great deal of work to do to reach a peace agreement and end the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin representative also believes that discussions on a settlement should not be limited to dialogue with Kyiv and Washington.

Speaking about the concessions Russia expects from Ukraine, Ushakov referred to the talks following the meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. He claims that at the time Moscow had the impression that the US administration could influence Kyiv and secure compliance with its demands. He explained the lack of the expected outcome as follows:

“So far, that has not really worked out. Because it is not enough to talk only with Kyiv; you have to talk with all of Europe, which fully supports Kyiv,” said Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov.

These statements reflect Moscow’s position. They do not, by themselves, confirm that all participants have definitively agreed on a date to resume talks.

Earlier, we reported:

• Putin declares readiness for talks and threatens to achieve all the goals of the war
• Russia demands all of Donbas: Rubio sees no prospect of ending the war through negotiations
• US proposes talks with Ukraine and Russia by the end of October: Kyiv is ready
• A man’s word didn’t hold: Lavrov accuses Trump of derailing the Anchorage agreements
• “10 out of 10”: Trump delighted with meeting Putin in Alaska; no sanctions