Trump says a Putin-Zelensky meeting to end the Ukraine war will happen 'very soon', with talks possible from November 10
Devastation in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where a local ceasefire took effect at 3am to clear the way for an aid mission for the 6,000 people, including 200 children, trapped and desperately short of food and medicine.
Zelensky said Russia-Ukraine peace talks could begin as soon as November 10 — just days after the US midterms — with a US-led summit planned in Abu Dhabi marking the first direct talks since Trump lifted sanctions on Moscow. Trump confirmed the meeting to reporters as he stepped off Air Force One after a campaign rally in Texas, saying both Putin and Zelensky would attend. Kyiv originally pushed for this Sunday but agreed to wait until after Americans vote.
Zelensky warned Trump must stop "sucking up" to Putin and call him out as a global threat.
Witkoff's shuttle diplomacy last week — meeting Zelensky in Oslo and Putin in St Petersburg — reportedly unblocked talks frozen since the start of the year.
Ukraine insists it will not pay a heavy price for peace, with territory questions to be settled at leadership level.
