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✍️ Main points of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statements from the TSN interview:
✅ Trilateral negotiations and meeting format
Meeting in November: Ukraine, the US, and the Russian Federation agreed to trilateral consultations of negotiating groups. After talks in Oslo, the US delegation visited Saint Petersburg, where it obtained Vladimir Putin’s agreement to this format.
Negotiation location: Abu Dhabi or a venue in Europe are being considered. Ukraine insists in principle on involving European partners.
Expected outcome: Technical groups are to reach concrete decisions: an energy ceasefire, free navigation, grain exports, a “all-for-all” prisoner exchange, or agreement on a leaders’ summit. November will show whether Russia’s readiness is genuine intent or a political trick before the US elections.
✅ “Red lines” and the Witkoff document
Unacceptable concessions: The proposals from the American side, passed to Putin, are working papers for negotiations, not a plan to end the war. Neutral status for Ukraine, restrictions on the military, and Kremlin-imposed security guarantees are excluded.
Territorial issue: US ideas about land swaps are not accepted: “We are not trading anything for anything.” Border questions are a “red line” and can be addressed only at the level of state leaders, not by technical groups.
Communications, intelligence, and armaments
Starlink and Starshield: The systems’ operation was fully restored on Saturday at 5:20. The terminal operating speed limit was increased from approximately 161 km/h to 420 km/h.
Intelligence and air defense: The US has resumed informing Ukraine about missile strike threats, including ballistic missiles. At the same time, the shortage of additional air defense systems and missiles remains unresolved.
Army size: It is planned to maintain a 800-thousand-strong force. Personnel numbers are strictly an internal Ukrainian matter and a dialogue with NATO; they are not discussed with Russia or the US.
✅ Sanctions, assets, and oil prices
Unacceptability of premature lifting: Sanction pressure and frozen Russian assets must remain untouched until the final settlement. You cannot buy Kremlin loyalty by lifting sanctions, so that Ukraine is not left without levers of influence (“without cards in the deck”).
Strikes on Russian refineries: Ukrainian operations against Russia’s oil refining infrastructure did not cause a rise in global oil prices.
Support in Washington: Bipartisan support for Ukraine in the US is now stronger than a year and a half ago.
✅ Humanitarian situation in Oleshky
Ceasefire since 27 October: The American side proposed a several-day ceasefire in the area of occupied Oleshky for humanitarian missions (Ukraine, the US, Russia).
Demining and evacuation: Russia is obliged to clear mines from the routes. Kyiv’s task is to monitor the process and secure the evacuation of part of the civilian population to territory under Ukraine’s control.
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