Overview
- Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said a preliminary agreement is in place for Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, with Jared Kushner possibly joining.
- Ukraine’s national security chief Rustem Umerov said Kyiv and Washington reached agreement on the main provisions of a revised proposal after Geneva talks pared back contentious points from the original 28-point draft.
- Bloomberg published a transcript of an Oct. 14 call in which Witkoff advised Ushakov on how to pitch a plan to Trump, suggesting praise for the Gaza deal and hinting at Donetsk-related concessions, while Kremlin-linked Kirill Dmitriev later called the transcript fake.
- European leaders demanded inclusion in any settlement, with Ursula von der Leyen calling the U.S. plan a starting point and Emmanuel Macron noting reports that Moscow is not ready for a ceasefire.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the negotiations as serious even as Russia struck Zaporizhzhia and earlier blasts in Kyiv killed seven, underscoring ongoing fighting.