New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- or on the terms of a settlement. Eastern Herald previously reported that Putin had excluded Russia's border security zone from potential peace talks, identifying one of Moscow's stated negotiating limits.

"The negotiations are scheduled for the first half of November in Abu Dhabi," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. He said security for both Russia and Ukraine would be a central subject, describing it as a component without which a comprehensive settlement would be impossible, according to Anadolu Agency.

Neither Washington nor Kyiv had immediately commented on Peskov's announced timetable when Anadolu published its report. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already supported the Ame...