Ukraine announced it has received proposals from India, Turkiye, Egypt, and the United States to broker talks with Russia, aiming for narrow truces covering energy facilities, ports, or Black Sea commercial shipping. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that India's proposal is the most comprehensive, marking its first willingness to play a role. The US proposal includes a mutual halt to energy strikes, reopening the grain corridor, and a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia, which has been postponed to late October. Ukraine is open to a combined energy and Black Sea shipping ceasefire, and an unconditional ceasefire along the front lines. Russia has welcomed India's peace efforts publicly but reportedly rejected India's and other Black Sea ceasefire options privately. US President Trump recently signed a law granting him powers to sanction buyers of Russian energy and urged Ukraine to stop targeting Russian diesel facilities.