{"id":107591,"date":"2026-11-03T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-to-mediate-ukraine-russia-talks-aimed-at-brokering-next-steps-toward-peace-u-s-envoy-witkoff-says\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:27:23","slug":"u-s-to-mediate-ukraine-russia-talks-aimed-at-brokering-next-steps-toward-peace-u-s-envoy-witkoff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-to-mediate-ukraine-russia-talks-aimed-at-brokering-next-steps-toward-peace-u-s-envoy-witkoff-says\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to mediate Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at brokering &#8220;next steps toward peace,&#8221; U.S. envoy Witkoff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. will mediate working-level talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials in November, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday night. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sepeacemissions\/status\/2117393678083792909?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, Witkoff said the discussions on Nov. 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi would &#8220;focus on post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts, and next steps toward peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that American negotiators would meet this week with representatives from European allies and the NATO alliance, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom, to discuss future security guarantees for Ukraine, which has been one of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s recurring demands for any deal with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to building on the progress made in Kyiv, Oslo, and St. Petersburg toward a comprehensive, durable peace agreement that delivers lasting security for generations to come,&#8221; Witkoff said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/21\/048e76b2-e537-4f70-876c-ec824acb0622\/thumbnail\/620x450g2\/97192ebe49105deacb58a8c97fa5f370\/witkoff-putin.jpg#\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 21, 2026. \" height=\"450\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/21\/048e76b2-e537-4f70-876c-ec824acb0622\/thumbnail\/620x450g2\/97192ebe49105deacb58a8c97fa5f370\/witkoff-putin.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/21\/048e76b2-e537-4f70-876c-ec824acb0622\/thumbnail\/1240x900g2\/1cbc4b87cfb8566947a2a6272b5cac4b\/witkoff-putin.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 21, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Sputnik\/Kristina Solovyova\/Pool via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ukraine and Russia have held several rounds of talks mediated by the U.S. during President Trump&#8217;s second term, often yielding prisoner exchanges or other low-level agreements, but Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite some <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senators-trump-russia-diesel-deal-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">controversial concessions from the Trump<\/a><\/span> administration, has thus far refused to drop his demand for Ukraine to accept Russia&#8217;s unilateral annexation of some territory siezed over the course of the grueling war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy, likewise, has consistently ruled out accepting Russia&#8217;s seizure of territory by force, and many U.S. allies in Europe agree that legitimizing Putin&#8217;s landgrab would set a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff&#8217;s latest announcement of planned talks at the working level \u2014 which generally means discussions among technocrats, not at the senior diplomatic or national leadership level \u2014 comes after a rare, localized ceasefire in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson ended on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The brief truce allowed humanitarian supplies into the small Russian-occupied city of Oleshky and the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/residents-evacuated-oleshky-us-brokered-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">evacuation<\/a><\/span> of an undisclosed number of residents.<\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire, credited by both sides to U.S. first lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo, has raised some hope for more diplomatic progress toward ending the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">war sparked by Russia&#8217;s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/span> on Feb. 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/03\/59157633-7c00-4858-a0a2-e15ee8c65be8\/thumbnail\/620x413\/2af3aa4d52056a6adfd31a7d8c2137aa\/ukraine-russia-war-2302862136.jpg#\" alt=\"UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" 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