Putin and Zelenskyy back three-way US peace talks on Ukraine

According to the Associated Press, as carried by PBS, Putin has agreed "in principle" to resume the talks after Nov. 10[2]. Ushakov said the talks will focus on "building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends"[2].Al Jazeera reports that Zelenskyy, speaking as he returned from Norway, said the talks should take place no later than early November[1]. He told reporters: "We have received feedback that… Russia supports a trilateral meeting at the level of our [negotiating] teams."[1]CNN says a readout described the US proposal as "accepted by the Ukrainians in Oslo yesterday and by the Russians in St. Petersburg today"[3]. CNN also reports no indications so far that Russia has budged on any of its maximalist positions.[3]According to ABC News, Ushakov said the Oslo proposals "contained little of real value in the context of resolving the Ukrainian crisis"[4]. Ushakov later told Russian state TV that they were a step in the right direction.[4]CNN reports that Witkoff wrote on X that "President Trump remains committed to seeing this war end and achieving a comprehensive, durable peace."[3]Al Jazeera reports that the meeting began with a goodwill gesture from Russia – the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired US teacher held in Russia.[1]Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told NRK, in remarks the AP reported: "I think we may have entered a phase now where the Russians are also looking for opportunities for diplomacy."[2]