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Putin, interviewed onRussia n state television a day after meeting U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, confirmed thatRussia  was ready to resume U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine next month. He restated longstanding Kremlin policy thatRussia  never wanted to launch its full-scale invasion, but had run into hostile reactions from Ukraine on key issues of concern to Moscow. Talks on a variety of matters could lead to a positive outcome, Putin said, butRussia  remained intent on resolving the conflict once and for all rather than agreeing to a short-lived ceasefire. "The goal of these talks will be to ensure the security of Ukraine andRussia  after reaching peace agreements, in their final form, not as a result of a temporary ceasefire for some short period of time. We are ready to resume these contacts to achieve this goal," Putin said.  news (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/24/putin-releases-american-jailed-in-russia-after-us-envoy-arrives-for-ukraine-talks) (Putin Releases American Jailed in Russia, Agrees to Trilateral Peace Talks as Witkoff Visits) Putin Releases American Jailed in Russia, Agrees to Trilateral Peace Talks as Witkoff Visits  Read more    TheRussia n president said Witkoff also stressed that discussions had to extend to "the architecture of European security as a whole. And I agree with that too. Well, let's see how things develop in the coming days." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met Witkoff in Norway on Tuesday, said Ukraine was ready for talks likely to take place by early next month. Ukraine, he said, supported "any proposals for a ceasefire, an end to the war, an energy ceasefire as well as humanitarian initiatives." The United States has led efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, but talks have stalled since Trump ordered attacks against Iran in February. Many of the disagreements about how to end the Ukraine war focus on territory, withRussia  demanding Ukraine cede all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. Kyiv rejects any deal that would include giving up land it currently holds. In his comments on Thursday, Putin  said any discussion on territory in eastern Ukraine had to consider what he said was the fact that the area was "historicallyRussia n land." And residents there, he claimed, had voted to be a part ofRussia  in referendums staged seven months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. "Firstly, my attitude on this matter is that this is not their territory. It’s the territory of historicalRussia ," Putin said.    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