Zelenskyy Sets November Date for Three-Way Peace Summit

Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday that a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will occur in November. The session aims to restart stalled peace negotiations. The Ukrainian president confirmed the timeline in an interview with TSN television.

Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv is prepared to discuss territorial issues, which he believes must be resolved at the leadership level. He added that technical groups can handle other topics during the same period. The president also renewed his demand for a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy described Putin as the sole Russian figure capable of making major decisions to end the war.

The president outlined specific boundaries for the November discussions. Ukraine will not negotiate limits on the size of its armed forces. Kyiv will also reject any agreement that forces the country into postwar neutrality. This stance aligns with Ukraine's long-standing goal of joining NATO, despite hesitance from some alliance members.

Ukraine restored full access to SpaceX's Starshield satellite internet service early Saturday. Zelenskyy said the system reached speeds of up to 420 km/h following a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo. Washington had previously throttled the service in October while pressuring Kyiv to pause strikes on Russian oil refineries.

Zelenskyy linked the restoration of Starshield to broader diplomatic demands. He said Ukraine will stop targeting Russian refineries only if Moscow ceases attacks on Ukrainian power infrastructure. Alternatively, Kyiv would halt strikes if the US allows Starshield use over Russia for missile detection or supplies Patriot missiles.

Russia launched nearly 2,300 strike drones at Ukrainian cities over the past week, Zelenskyy reported in an online post. He detailed the volume of attacks as roughly 1,600 guided bombs and 48 missiles, including ballistic types. The data prompted the president to ask Western allies to accelerate the delivery of interceptor missiles.

The Russian defense ministry reported that its drones hit two cargo ships on Sunday. One vessel was bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight strike. A second ship en route to Odesa was hit during the day. Moscow claimed both vessels supplied the Ukrainian army. Russian forces also targeted a logistics center, a distribution hub, and a logistics terminal in Kharkiv overnight. Reuters could not independently verify these claims.

A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed three people and injured 13, local officials said. A separate attack later that day killed one more person. Regional governor Alexander Shuvayev said the overnight blast damaged 30 apartment buildings. Meanwhile, Bulgaria's presidential election ended in a tie, sending pro-Western candidate Andrey Gyurov and incumbent leftist Iliana Yotova to a runoff. The vote took place amid security fears following drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea.