The administration of US President Donald Trump has stepped up diplomatic efforts this autumn to revive stalled negotiations aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine .

Washington has increased pressure on Kyiv and its European partners while seeking to draw Moscow back to the negotiating table through a series of concessions, including a deal involving Russian diesel exports to the US and the temporary easing of some sanctions.

Yet the Kremlin appears in no hurry to resume meaningful peace talks. Moscow is ready to hold negotiations with Ukraine at a technical level next month, the Kremlin said after the meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21.

Putin agreed to resume the peace talks mediated by Washington after November 10, his aide Yury Ushakov said after the meeting.…