Russia and Ukraine trade fresh strikes as both sides signal openness to renewed U.S.-brokered peace talks

Summary

Russia and Ukraine continued strikes overnight even as both sides signaled openness to negotiations. According to CNBC, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each said they were open to peace negotiations, while the attacks carried on. The report places the statements within a renewed push for peace talks brokered by the United States.

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1. CNBC

   23 Oct 2026, 09:28 UTCSource ↗

   CNBC reports that Putin and Zelenskyy both said they were open to peace negotiations, even as Russia and Ukraine continued strikes overnight amid a renewed U.S.-brokered push for talks.