Meeting between Ukraine, Russia and US to be held next month, Zelenskyy says

Zelenskyy told Ukrainian television that territorial questions "must be addressed at a leadership level," while "other issues fall within the remit of the technical groups. All this can therefore be discussed in November,"[2] according to Euronews.According to Globe TV, Zelensky said the November round would cover an energy ceasefire, a new arrangement to protect grain shipments through the Black Sea, and prisoner exchanges.[3]The Standard reports that on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a trilateral meeting was planned to take place in the United Arab Emirates in November.[4]Euronews reports that Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said the Russian leader agreed "in principle" to restart the talks after 10 November.[1]According to The Standard, US envoy Steve Witkoff met Zelensky and European leaders in Oslo on Tuesday, then met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.[4]The Kyiv Independent quotes Zelensky as telling the Hudson Institute that "it all depends on the Russians," adding that a trilateral meeting expected in October "didn't happen because the Russians came up with another reason not to meet."[5]Globe TV reports that Zelensky also warned that easing sanctions on Russia before the talks would leave Kyiv with fewer tools at the table.[3]He said: "I don't want us to be left without tools, without sanctions, without money, or without frozen assets, at the meeting with Putin."[3]