Will new Russia-Ukraine talks deliver peace?

What the report says

The Independent Uganda, citing Xinhua, reports that Russia, the United States and Ukraine are expected to hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the agenda would center on security issues after any peace settlement, while Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said Moscow had agreed in principle to restart negotiations after Nov. 10. The report says the talks follow recent diplomatic contacts involving U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo and then Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.

According to the article, the renewed push comes amid signs of limited movement from all sides. Zelensky has said he is open to freezing the fighting along current front lines as a practical way to end the war, while U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Kyiv to make a deal and said Russia and Ukraine are closer to an agreement than before. The piece also notes that Washington has been pressing for a quick settlement, with reported strains in U.S.-Ukraine relations and concern in Kyiv over military support and air defenses.

The report says major obstacles remain, especially territory and security guarantees. Russia continues to demand control of the Donbas region, while Ukraine wants robust international security assurances and rejects Moscow’s territorial terms. The article adds that analysts quoted in the piece remain skeptical that talks alone will produce a breakthrough, given the deep gap between the two sides and the absence of clear consensus on a settlement.