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Saturday, 10 October 2026dailybeirut.com
World
The Kremlin stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump on Friday that Kyiv undermined the possibility of immediately resuming trilateral peace talks after drone attacks on Moscow during last month's elections.
The Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin informed US President Donald Trump on Friday that Kyiv had undermined the possibility of an immediate resumption of trilateral peace talks regarding Ukraine, after launching drone attacks on Moscow during the elections held last month.
Trump has so far attempted, without success, to mediate a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, which erupted with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to Reuters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the Russian war in Ukraine has reached a dangerous stalemate, and that the United States will continue working towards a settlement to end the conflict.
Putin noted that Moscow was ready to resume negotiations with Kyiv after the Russian parliamentary elections held last month, but Ukraine launched attacks on Moscow and targeted polling stations, adding that this jeopardized the peace process.
Kremlin foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov commented on the phone call with Trump: "By launching a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and other cities and polling stations, as well as targeting specific individuals involved in organizing the elections, on the main election day, the regime in Kyiv effectively disrupted the possibility of an immediate resumption of the negotiation process."
He added, "And now, as the President said, we will consider when to resume those negotiations," referring to the trilateral talks involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine.
Ushakov also said that Putin and Trump discussed major economic initiatives during the phone call, including potential supplies of Russian fuel.
Trump mentioned yesterday, Friday, after the call with Putin that Russia agreed to immediately supply diesel to US and global markets in an attempt to lower fuel prices before the US midterm elections next month, although analysts said the quantities would likely not lead to a significant drop in prices.
