‘We have something to say’: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia ready for new round of trilateral talks with US, Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia is ready for a new round of talks with the United States and Ukraine.“We have never refused to negotiate. All of the talks that took place were interrupted not on our initiative. So if our colleagues are ready, I think it’s entirely possible to resume this. We have something to say,” Lavrov said at an ambassadors’ roundtable on the situation in Ukraine, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.Lavrov also said he plans to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, where events involving foreign ministers from U.N. member states are scheduled for September 22–28.Donald Trump’s special envoys, who visited Moscow and Kyiv in early September, called for a return to trilateral talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. Representatives of Russia and Ukraine said the talks could resume in October, and Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Russian authorities consider Abu Dhabi a “fully acceptable” venue for the talks.Three rounds of talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States took place in January and February 2026 — two in Abu Dhabi, one in Geneva — but no talks in this format have been held since.Citing sources, American media reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who visited Moscow in late August, could become the primary negotiator with Russia.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.