Russian Press Review, October 22:

The prospects for peace and trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine following the October 21 St. Petersburg meeting; Moscow’s willingness to mediate between Tehran and Washington; and Russia’s potential agreement with the US to start shipping fertilizers alongside diesel. These stories topped Thursday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.

▪Media: Chances of peace and Russia-US-Ukraine talks following St. Petersburg meeting

▪Izvestia: Russia ready to mediate between Tehran and Washington

▪Izvestia: Russia may begin exporting fertilizers to US alongside diesel

▪Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Possibility of routing Persian Gulf oil around Strait of Hormuz

▪Nezavisimaya Gazeta: French authorities trying to ease protests with talks and concessions