Peskov Invites Zelensky to Moscow for Talks Under Full Security Guarantees
The invitation came immediately after Kyiv's statement of readiness for a ceasefire, with the Kremlin setting out conditions for holding the summit. The Moscow format looks less like a genuine proposal and more like a test of Kyiv's actual willingness to negotiate.
Ukraine and 51 UN Member States Declare Support for a Full and Unconditional Ceasefire
A joint statement by Sybiha and Kallas at the UN General Assembly called on Russia to do the same, without specifying any mechanism for monitoring the truce. Broad diplomatic backing does not change the fact that Moscow has already rejected the very idea of a temporary ceasefire.
Lavrov: There Will Be No Pause in the Special Military Operation During Talks, in Any Format
The foreign minister said Russia has "learned from bitter experience," stressing that a pause is needed by Europe, not by Moscow. This hardline stance on a truce contrasts with simultaneous signals of readiness to negotiate.
United States Invites Putin to the G20 Summit in Miami in December
Rubio announced this after meeting with Lavrov in New York and did not rule out a possible Putin-Trump meeting on the summit's sidelines. The invitation onto US territory is an unexpected gesture amid the ongoing confrontation.
Lavrov: Ukraine Would Have Remained Within Its 1991 Borders Had the Minsk Agreements Been Implemented
The minister told the UN Security Council that "the question of Crimea is closed, and everyone understands this." Moscow's position on the territorial outcomes of the conflict remains unchanged even amid negotiating signals.
Zelensky: Return to Normal Life Impossible Without the De-occupation of Crimea
The statement came immediately after the announcement of Ukraine's readiness for a ceasefire. The two sides' positions on the key territorial issue remain diametrically opposed.
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