On October 22, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin was interviewed by Russian media about his meeting with US presidential envoy Witkov the day before. Putin said that Russia is willing to resume tripartite contacts between Russia, the US, and Ukraine. The topic of the talks should be “how to completely resolve the security issues of Ukraine and Russia after ending the conflict and reaching a final peace agreement.” Putin also revealed that the US side believes that Europe's overall security framework also needs to be discussed, and he agreed with this. Russian presidential assistant Ushakov reported on October 21 that during a meeting with Witkov that day, Putin said that Russia is preparing to resume tripartite talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine in mid-November. The topic of the talks is about building a Russian-Ukrainian security system after the end of the conflict.

On October 22, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin was interviewed by Russian media about his meeting with US presidential envoy Witkov the day before. Putin said that Russia is willing to resume tripartite contacts between Russia, the US, and Ukraine. The topic of the talks should be “how to completely resolve the security issues of Ukraine and Russia after ending the conflict and reaching a final peace agreement.” Putin also revealed that the US side believes that Europe's overall security framework also needs to be discussed, and he agreed with this. Russian presidential assistant Ushakov reported on October 21 that during a meeting with Witkov that day, Putin said that Russia is preparing to resume tripartite talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine in mid-November. The topic of the talks is about building a Russian-Ukrainian security system after the conflict is over.