US President Donald Trump stated that the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever, and mentioned the release of US citizen Stephen Hubbard, which he requested from Putin. Meanwhile, Kyiv is under renewed Russian missile attacks, damaging private homes.

US President Donald Trump stated that the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever, and mentioned the release of US citizen Stephen Hubbard, which he requested from Putin. Meanwhile, Kyiv is under renewed Russian missile attacks, damaging private homes.

@meduzalive 21 Oct 2026, 19:34

US Vice President JD Vance supported diplomat Steve Witkoff, who praised Putin for the release of American hostage Stephen Hubbard, convicted in Russia for mercenarism.

@meduzalive 21 Oct 2026, 18:53

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the readiness to hold a trilateral meeting involving the USA and Russia at the level of negotiation teams, which may take place in early November.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Oct 2026, 18:27

Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff returned to Norway after meeting with Putin and held talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, confirming an agreement for a new trilateral meeting between Russia, the USA, and Ukraine in November.

@meduzalive 21 Oct 2026, 17:19

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated the possibility of a quick end to the Russian-Ukrainian war following Putin's meeting with Whitcoff.

@meduzalive 21 Oct 2026, 16:34

The leaders of Russia, the USA, and China confirmed their readiness to hold a trilateral meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, as stated by Russian President's aide Yuri Ushakov.

@bazabazon 21 Oct 2026, 15:02

Putin's assistant Ushakov announced the potential end of the conflict in Ukraine and Russia's readiness to resume negotiations on establishing a security system after the conflict ends in a trilateral format with the US and Ukraine in November.

@mash 21 Oct 2026, 14:43

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the end of the Ukrainian conflict is approaching.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Oct 2026, 14:29

During the meeting between Steve Whitcoff and Vladimir Putin, discussions were held on the resumption of trilateral negotiations regarding Ukraine, the potential implementation of economic projects between Russia and the USA, and the preparation for a meeting involving Putin, Trump, and Xi Jinping.

@rybar 21 Oct 2026, 14:15

Putin informed Whitcoff about Russia's readiness to resume negotiations on Ukraine in a trilateral format in early November, as stated by Putin's assistant Ushakov.

@varlamov_news 21 Oct 2026, 13:29