Putin demands definitive peace deal to resume Ukraine talks
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Vladimir Putin says any resumption of negotiations on Ukraine must aim for a definitive peace agreement, not a temporary ceasefire. The Russian president says he is ready to restart consultations with Kyiv and Washington, with a session possibly taking place in Abu Dhabi around mid-November, according to TASS.
Vladimir Putin said on Thursday 22 October 2026 that Russia would resume negotiations on Ukraine only with a view to a definitive peace settlement, ruling out a simple temporary truce. The Russian president said he was ready to restart trilateral consultations with Kyiv and Washington to define security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine after the end of the conflict, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
“The aim of these talks will be to examine ways to ensure the security of Ukraine and Russia after peace agreements have been concluded, and these must be definitive agreements, not any kind of temporary ceasefire,” Putin said on state television. He added that Moscow was willing to resume these consultations on that basis.
Kremlin diplomatic adviser Iouri Ouchakov said on 21 October that Russia had agreed in principle to resume trilateral discussions after 10 November. A session could be held in Abu Dhabi around mid-November, following three meetings held in Abu Dhabi and Geneva in early 2026. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said, however, that the proposals still needed to be examined and that no date had been set.
The announcement comes after Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met for nearly three hours in Saint Petersburg. It follows the resumption of talks with Ukraine and the United States announced on 21 October and discussions focused on a final agreement with Ukraine and the United States.
