US diplomatic efforts under the Trump administration have revived signals of possible trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, with Ukrainian officials stating preparations for an October round and the Kremlin indicating openness to resuming the format soon. US envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv in early September, producing agreement to explore technical-level meetings potentially hosted in the UAE, following stalled contacts from earlier in 2026. Limited ceasefire proposals on energy infrastructure and grain shipments drew expressions of interest from some parties but faced rejection or skepticism from Moscow, which continues to emphasize territorial demands and insists on addressing what it describes as root causes. Ongoing battlefield advances by Russian forces and Ukraine's resistance to major concessions on occupied regions sustain uncertainty over whether preparatory steps will yield an actual meeting in the near term.