Russia and Ukraine agree to resume US-backed talks as local ceasefire is arranged
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed in principle to join US officials for renewed talks aimed at ending the war, with a technical-level meeting expected in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November.
The agreement followed meetings by US envoy Steve Witkoff with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Norway and Finland in Oslo, and with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. Putin aide Yuri Ushakov suggested talks could take place around November 10 and said they should address security arrangements for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict. Zelenskyy and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov separately confirmed preparations for the meeting.
The planned negotiations coincide with a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, brokered with the involvement of US first lady Melania Trump. The White House said both sides would suspend military action to permit humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations through a safe corridor.
Russian and Ukrainian statements placed the start of the ceasefire on October 27, while the White House said it would begin October 29. The humanitarian operation is expected to proceed after the truce takes effect. Oleshky’s population has fallen from about 24,000 before the war to roughly 1,700–2,000 people, many of them elderly and in need of food, medicine and clean water.
Fighting continued elsewhere. Ukrainian officials reported deaths and injuries from Russian attacks in the Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Donetsk regions, while Ukraine said it struck industrial facilities inside Russia.
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