Event · 📍 Moscow, Russia · first report 29 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC · latest 29 Oct 2026, 17:14 UTC

Kremlin aide comments on Putin’s readiness to pick up the phone, Europe’s outrage

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TASS state-run 29 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC
Kremlin aide comments on Putin’s readiness to pick up the phone, Europe’s outrage
Yury Ushakov said Moscow believes that the trilateral format of talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine is sufficient and considers Washington’s mediation in this matter to be helpful
TASS state-run 29 Oct 2026, 17:14 UTC
European attempts to choose negotiator for talks with Russia descend into chaos — media
According to the report, too many leaders believe they can be the one to get Putin to negotiate"

The Guardian 29 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Pragmatic or pointless? Europe’s rift over whether to pick up the phone to Putin
With no single European representative negotiating directly with Moscow, some leaders are establishing their own channels – with messy results The Nordic countries rarely fall out in public over foreign policy, least of all over Russia. But a 90-minute phone call this week to …