[Putin: Restarting the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine is not just for a short ceasefire] October 23rd, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on the 22nd that Russia and the United States have reached an agreement to restart the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, and the goal of the trilateral talks is not just for a short ceasefire. According to news released on the Russian presidential news website that day, Putin said in an interview with Russian TV host Zarubin that through the meeting with the US presidential envoy Witkov, Russia and the United States reached an agreement on resuming trilateral talks. The goal of the three-way talks is to discuss how to ensure the security of Russia and Ukraine when a peace deal is finally reached, rather than just a brief cease-fire. Russia is ready to resume contacts to achieve this goal.