Ukraine war briefing: Trilateral peace talks with Russia to restart, says Zelenskyy

The Guardian reports that Zelenskyy told an interviewer on Sunday: "We are ready to talk. If it's a territorial issue, it must be addressed at a leadership level."[2] The paper says he added that "other issues fall within the remit of the technical groups."[2]According to The Guardian, Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not discuss limits to its armed forces, or enforced postwar neutrality[2] at the talks. The paper also reports that he renewed his push for a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin[2].Euronews reports that Putin agreed "in principle" to restart the talks after 10 November[3], citing Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. According to Euronews, Ushakov said the talks will focus on "building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends."[3]Euronews notes that representatives of the three countries held three rounds of negotiations early this year[3], in Abu Dhabi and Geneva.According to NewsCord's roundup of coverage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the decision to resume talks does not mean any halts on hostilities[4].The Guardian reports that Zelenskyy said Russia had launched nearly 2,300 drones targeting Ukrainian cities over the past week, renewing his call on western allies to speed up deliveries of interceptors[1].