News about negotiations: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
56 stories
Donald Trump, speaking to journalists at the White House, expressed the opinion that the population of Ukraine is not ready to continue tolerating the fighting, and urged Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to a deal to settle the conflict.
Javlon TursunovUS President Donald Trump said at the White House that Russia, unlike Ukraine, is a great power and a “big machine.” According to him, the Russian army continues to advance, and the territory under its control grows week after week. Earlier, Trump claimed that Zelensky could have secured more favorable terms in a peace settlement and urged him to end the conflict.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to WSJ, Moscow proposed a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, the US and China on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18–19, excluding Ukraine and the European Union. Putin reportedly sees it as a 'new Yalta.' Experts differ on assessing China's role: from symbolic participation to a coincidence of strategic interests with Moscow. Zelensky insists on Ukraine's participation in the negotiations.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21 in Saint Petersburg, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff. Jared Kushner was unable to come due to illness. The day before, Witkoff met in Oslo with Zelensky and European leaders. Putin announced the release of American Stephen Hubbard.
Javlon TursunovIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz will not be fully opened until the US accepts Tehran's conditions. Indirect talks are underway through intermediaries — Pakistan and Qatar. Meanwhile, according to the FT, Israel prepared a major operation against Iran, postponed due to Trump's objections, and the US is sending a third carrier group to the region.
Sevara AzamovaThe plane of US presidential envoy Steve Whitkoff has departed Oslo for St. Petersburg, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Whitkoff plans to meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss resolving the Ukrainian conflict and is expected to propose a trilateral meeting involving Trump and Zelensky.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to The New York Times, US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21. The information was confirmed by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. NYT names the release of American Stephen Hubbard, sentenced in Russia to 6 years and 10 months in a penal colony, as one of the goals of the talks.
Otabek YusupovUS Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on October 21 to deliver an updated proposal for settling the war in Ukraine. According to Axios, citing a US official, Jared Kushner will join virtually. The meeting follows Witkoff's talks with Zelensky and Nordic leaders in Oslo.
Javlon TursunovRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia will study the proposals of American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner but will not make political concessions. The Kremlin hopes for an early meeting between the envoys and Putin, while Zelensky said Witkoff will travel to Russia on Wednesday with ideas about peace, including a possible trilateral meeting of leaders.
Sevara AzamovaPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Oslo, together with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, stated that Ukraine is not losing the war, but is losing people and time due to Russian attacks. He confirmed readiness for negotiations, spoke about a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and about plans for a possible trilateral meeting of leaders.
Javlon TursunovVolodymyr Zelensky held meetings in Oslo with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as well as a conversation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The parties called the talks productive; Kyiv thanked the US for the resumption of early warning about Russian strikes. Starshield, the delay in Patriot missile deliveries, and a possible Witkoff meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg were discussed.
Sevara AzamovaAfter optimistic talks in Oslo between Zelensky and Trump's envoy Witkoff, relations between Kyiv and Washington remain strained: Trump criticizes Zelensky, the US has suspended sanctions against Russia, and reports of reduced intelligence sharing, Patriot missiles and Starlink access deepen mistrust.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Financial Times international affairs columnist Gideon Rachman, European leaders plan to hold independent talks with the Kremlin. Putin may be offered two options: freezing the conflict along the current front line with a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO, or handing Russia the remaining part of Donbas followed by Ukraine's membership in the alliance. Against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between the US and Ukrainian presidents, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war has reached a 'strategic stalemate' and 'no one will win.'
Otabek YusupovThe union IG Metall said Volkswagen has ordered a suspension of salary increases at the 2026 level until 2030. The directive has been in effect since early October and applies to HR managers worldwide. The union is demanding a 5% pay increase over 12 months and expects strong resistance to the plan.
Dilnoza RahimovaUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Breitbart that the key obstacle to ending the war is disagreements over the part of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control — about 11% of the region, which Kyiv considers its last line of defense. According to him, elections in Ukraine are important but do not solve the main problems of the war.
Aziz KarimovUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the US is working to organize a trilateral meeting involving Russia and Ukraine. Among possible venues he named Middle Eastern countries — the UAE or Saudi Arabia, the G20 summit in the US, and European countries. Neither Russia nor the US has yet confirmed the meeting.
Aziz KarimovCyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said that, at the request of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, an EU–Turkey meeting will take place in October to create conditions for resuming talks on the Cyprus issue. He also commented on the UN envoy's visit, migration, ETS2 and EU budget negotiations.
Otabek YusupovDonald Trump said in a Newsmax interview that the conflict in Ukraine will eventually be resolved, but, in his view, possibly without Zelensky's involvement, since he 'does not want a deal.' Trump also criticized Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries and noted that negotiating with Zelensky is harder than with Putin.
Aziz Karimov
