Peskov: Preparations for trilateral talks do not entail a commitment to halt hostilities

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on 30 October that preparations for trilateral talks do not entail commitments to halt hostilities.

Peskov also said that Russia will not raise in Abu Dhabi the issue of Kyiv's strikes on Russian oil refineries.

On the same day, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia, the US and Ukraine had agreed to resume trilateral talks. Peskov said there had been no discussion of European representatives taking part in these talks, and that Putin is open to contacts with everyone in order to reach a peaceful trajectory in the Ukrainian settlement.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on 30 October that Ukrainian drones had attacked 3 Russian oil refineries and one gas-chemical complex that day. According to Novak, the Russian government is preparing to extend the ban on diesel exports until the end of January 2027, with a number of exceptions for global markets.

Trilateral talks between delegations of Russia, the US and Ukraine were first held in January 2026 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Kremlin had confirmed that the next round would also be held in Abu Dhabi on 4–5 February.

On 29 October, Peskov said Russia is interested not in a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine but in establishing a full-fledged peace.