U.S. President Donald Trump said early Wednesday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be arranged soon, while leaving the door open to further U.S. strikes on Iran following next week's midterm elections.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after campaign rallies in Texas, Trump said he had discussed both conflicts with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
“I think with Russia we're making a lot of progress with Russia-Ukraine. There'll be a meeting set up very soon,” he said.
Asked who would attend, Trump replied, “President Putin and President Zelenskyy,” but gave no further details about when or where the meeting might take place, or its format.
Moscow and Kyiv held three rounds of U.S.-mediated peace talks in January and February in Abu Dhabi and Geneva. A face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would be their first since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
On Iran, Trump claimed Tehran was seeking a deal with Washington but appeared to be delaying negotiations until after the 3 November midterm elections.
“I think with Iran, we're in a very good position. It's a question of, when do I want to end it?” he said, repeating his recent assessment of the conflict.
Pressed on whether he would order further strikes against Iran after the elections, Trump refused to rule out military action.
“Anything's possible, but I can't tell you,” he said.
The conflict began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, sparking a wider regional war. Despite a ceasefire and an agreement to finalise a peace deal, a lasting resolution remains elusive.
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Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine overnight, injuring at least six people and targeting energy and port infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile attacks had resumed.
Nearly two years after the 20 October 2024 parliamentary elections, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region remains without a cabinet. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 39 of 100 seats and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23, leaving neither able to govern alone.
The Pentagon is prepared to launch potentially major military operations against Iran within 96 hours of receiving an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, with sufficient forces already deployed in the Middle East, according to a CNN report.
At least 35 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, in the second deadly rail disaster in less than a year on a major route linking Madrid with the southern Andalusia region.
Azerbaijan has called for stronger international cooperation against corruption and cross-border financial crime as senior officials from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Baku on Wednesday, 28 October.
Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new proposal to end the war with the U.S. and Israel, with Tehran expected to respond by the end of the week, according to an official briefed on the negotiations.
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Turkmenistan Airlines has increased flights to key international destinations, including Seoul, Milan, Kazan and Istanbul, as the Central Asian country moves to meet rising travel demand and strengthen its global aviation links.
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