After meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Moscow and Kyiv had shown interest in limited arrangements that could restrict attacks on energy infrastructure and reduce risks to shipping in the Black Sea.
No broader ceasefire agreement was reached.
Ukraine said it was prepared for a maritime truce if Russia took reciprocal steps. Moscow continued to publicly reject a general pause in the war, arguing that it could allow Ukraine to regroup and receive additional Western weapons.
The U.S. statements therefore indicated that discussions over limited de-escalation measures were continuing, but not that Russia had agreed to a ceasefire.
Talks over an energy pause continued later, but an “energy truce” announced by Trump on October 11 did not result in a sustained halt to reciprocal strikes.