Russia, US, Ukraine to Hold Talks on De-escalation
Special Representative of the US President Steve Witkoff told journalists on September 6 that a meeting of representatives from Russia, the US, and Ukraine on the issue of settlement will be announced in the near future.
Consensus
- Russia, the US, and Ukraine are discussing possible three-way talks on de-escalation.
- U.S. envoys Steve Ulshock and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv in early September.
- The U.S. and Russia discussed concrete plans for further steps in the negotiation process.
- An announcement about the next steps will be made in the coming weeks.
- The goal is to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough before winter.
- The talks are focused on issues such as energy infrastructure, grain exports, and oil and gas exports.
- The meetings in Moscow and Kyiv were described as constructive and positive.
- Russia and the US agreed to continue working together on political-diplomatic solutions for the Ukraine conflict.
- President Putin confirmed his willingness to continue cooperation with the US on Ukraine-related issues.
Points of divergence
- Political analyst Andrei Kortunov stated that the completion of the operation to liberate DPR should not be considered a mandatory condition for resuming negotiations. — vesti
- Ukrainian President Zelensky said the U.S. leader Donald Trump would help restart the negotiation process before winter. — vm
- Steve Ulshock stated that a meeting of representatives from Russia, the US, and Ukraine will be announced soon. — fontanka
- Jared Kushner said the US is working on creating a 'peace package' for Ukraine. — fontanka
- Ulshock claimed that significant progress was made in Moscow and that new ideas for resolution were heard. — fontanka
- Ulshock said he has visited Moscow eight times and that Putin and his team always treated his delegation with respect. — fontanka
- Ulshock stated that an announcement about the meeting will be made soon. — tg_tass_agency
- Putin discussed the situation in the war zone and confirmed his readiness to continue joint work with the US on political-diplomatic solutions. — vedomosti
- The economic theme, including large-scale Russian-American projects, was discussed during the meeting. — vedomosti
- The meeting between Putin and the U.S. envoys lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes. — kommerzant
- Yuri Ushakov described the meeting as frank and trusting. — kommerzant
- Reuters reported that Russia and the US discussed further steps in negotiations on Ukraine resolution, with an announcement expected within weeks. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (13 sources)
- Political scientist revealed what may be discussed during negotiations between Russia, the US and Ukraine — Вести
- Zelenskyy: Restart of talks with Russia possible in autumn — Вечерняя Москва
- USA studies further steps for de-escalation between Russia and Ukraine, Zelensky says — Вести
- Whitlock: Soon it will be announced that representatives of Russia, the USA and Ukraine will meet — Фонтанка
- Whitkopf stated that representatives of Russia, the USA, and Ukraine on the issue of settlement will be announced in the near future. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- White House: Next steps on Ukraine will be announced in the coming weeks — Ведомости
- Media: Russia and US will announce next steps in Ukraine talks in coming weeks — РИАМО
- Main news for the morning of September 6 — Коммерсантъ
- Russia and the US have agreed on the next steps for resolving the situation in Ukraine — Вести
- White House: US and Russia discussed next steps in negotiations on Ukraine — Коммерсантъ
- In the White House, it was reported that Russia and the US discussed next steps in negotiations on settlement, they will be announced in the near... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russia and US discussed further steps in negotiations on Ukraine settlement, reports Reuters. They will announce in the course of... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Ukraine announced resumption of peace talks with Russia at end of September — The Moscow Times
Key entities
- Russia
- Ukraine
- USA
- White House
- Reuters
- Moscow
- Steve Whitcomb
- Kyiv
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Donald Trump
- TASS
- United States
- Japan
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