Three weeks ago, Trump, in his conversation with Putin, managed to renew diplomacy on the issue of Ukraine. Although the window for real negotiations to end the war is closed at least until the spring, and the American president was only trying to save himself before the election, any negotiations, even if they do not produce results at the moment, are useful and it is worth knowing what is happening to them at all. So far, the only outcome of all the shuttle talks is the resumption of tripartite negotiations at the delegation level after a break that lasted from February. Russia set a date of November 10, this was done with the intention of meeting after the US elections, when the political setup in Washington would be clear. Ukraine insisted that the date be postponed for reasons related to the hope of a limited sequence in the future, so the parties plan to meet on November 4 in Abu Dhabi, although it has not yet been finalized. In any case, Ukraine and Russia want to hold a meeting after the US elections. This time the Europeans joined the negotiations, but not these. Witkoff and the persecuted Kushner spoke with Zelenskiy in Norway via video link before their visit to Moscow, and the meeting was also welcomed by Finnish President Stoub and the Norwegian Prime Minister. The two spoke on the phone yesterday with Putin, and the initiative came from their side. The conversation was not significant. While the participants diplomatically reported that the conversation was good and that these contacts were important, the Finnish Times reported the actual content of the conversation, which lasted about 1.5 hours instead of the planned 30 minutes: Vladimir Putin used much of his conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway to lecture them on medieval Slavic history. Sources say that Steve and Senator did not particularly interfere with the Russian president to understand his mood and whether he was constructive at all.

Three weeks ago, Trump, in his conversation with Putin, managed to renew diplomacy on the issue of Ukraine. Although the window for real negotiations to end the war is closed at least until the spring, and the American president was only trying to save himself before the election, any negotiations, even if they do not produce results at the moment, are useful and it is worth knowing what is happening to them at all. So far, the only outcome of all the shuttle talks is the resumption of tripartite negotiations at the delegation level after a break that lasted from February. Russia set a date of November 10, this was done with the intention of meeting after the US elections, when the political setup in Washington would be clear. Ukraine insisted that the date be postponed for reasons related to the hope of a limited sequence in the future, so the parties plan to meet on November 4 in Abu Dhabi, although it has not yet been finalized. In any case, Ukraine and Russia want to hold a meeting after the US elections. This time the Europeans joined the negotiations, but not these. Witkoff and the persecuted Kushner spoke with Zelenskiy in Norway via video link before their visit to Moscow, and the meeting was also welcomed by Finnish President Stoub and the Norwegian Prime Minister. The two spoke on the phone yesterday with Putin, and the initiative came from their side. The conversation was not significant. While the participants diplomatically reported that the conversation was good and that these contacts were important, the Finnish Times reported the actual content of the conversation, which lasted about 1.5 hours instead of the planned 30 minutes: Vladimir Putin used much of his conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway to lecture them on medieval Slavic history. Sources say that Steve and Senator did not particularly interfere with the Russian president to understand his mood and whether he was constructive at all.