U.S.-backed peace plan

Painstaking progress made on U.S.-backed peace plan, Zelenskyy says

The latest draft of the U.S.-backed peace plan “looks better” after six-and-a-half hours of Ukraine–U.S. negotiations in Miami, Florida, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:00 PM

European allies essential to Ukraine peace talks, French FM Barrot says

Peace negotiations for Ukraine cannot proceed without European partners, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Paris serves as confirmation, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, Le Figaro reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 04:25 PM

Kremlin announces Putin-Witkoff meeting on Tuesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Dec. 2, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, according to the Kommersant newspaper.

1 December 2025, 02:19 PM

Corruption probe forces Zelenskyy to fire Yermak; Witkoff to meet Putin early next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the resignation of his most significant aide and confidant Andriy Yermak on Nov. 28, shortly after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched Yermak’s residence in Kyiv.

29 November 2025, 02:43 AM

Putin to meet Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow early next week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:24 AM

Umerov to meet with Trump’s people in Miami—FT

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), will meet this week in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to further discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:52 AM

Political crisis in Kyiv, Poland’s Tusk says

In one of the first international reactions to the dismissal of Andriy Yermak, the longtime chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish PM Donald Tusk said Ukraine is now in a political crisis.

28 November 2025, 09:26 PM

Kremlin rejection of Trump's peace plan could spare Zelenskyy painful choice

The Kremlin's dismissal of the U.S.-backed peace plan for ending Russia's war in Ukraine could give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a way to avoid a decision that threatens his legacy or the country's territorial integrity, The Telegraph’s Joe Barnes wrote on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 02:55 PM

Trump’s Thanksgiving deadline passes with no deal in sight; Putin demands all of Donbas

Initially set by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Thanksgiving Day deadline for Ukraine to sign the U.S.-backed peace plan has passed without any signs that either Kyiv or Moscow is close to accepting the deal.

28 November 2025, 02:01 AM

Ukraine–U.S. negotiations to continue this week, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian and U.S. officials will meet later this week to further refine the terms of the U.S.-backed peace plan, particularly the clauses on post-war security guarantees for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 11:23 PM

Russia, U.S. to discuss legal status of occupied Crimea and Donbas—Putin

During future negotiations with Washington, Moscow will once again push for the United States to recognize occupied Crimea and Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) as Russian territory, dictator Vladimir Putin said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 09:08 PM

Kyiv secures removal of amnesty clause for Russia from U.S.-backed peace plan

Ukraine's delegation secured the removal of a clause granting "full amnesty" to Russia for its actions in the war from the revised U.S. peace plan during Geneva negotiations, Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna said in an interview with DW on Nov. 26.

27 November 2025, 06:45 PM

Kyiv and Washington prepare new meeting on U.S.-backed peace plan

Meeting between the Ukrainian and U.S. negotiating teams to discuss a peace plan for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is expected in the near future, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 02:36 PM

Putin convinced Trump to withhold Tomahawks; Witkoff in hot water over phone leaks

In continuing fallout from Bloomberg’s reporting on exactly how U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff weaved Russian policy goals into an ostensibly U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, it looks like Russian dictator Vladimir Putin managed to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to refuse arming Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

27 November 2025, 02:25 AM

How Europe proposes to amend U.S.-backed peace plan in Ukraine’s favor

The 28-point U.S.-backed peace plan appalled Ukraine’s European allies when it was first leaked in the media late last week, on account of its overt pro-Russian bias. Seeing the proposal as effectively demanding Kyiv’s capitulation, Europe scrambled to draft a reasonable counterproposal by Nov. 23.

27 November 2025, 12:36 AM

EU’s post-war security guarantees limited to financial and military aid

The security guarantees Brussels will provide Kyiv after the war include financial aid, troop training, and support for Ukraine’s defense industry, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 09:05 PM

Expert on reason for leak of Witkoff-Ushakov conversation

Stanislav Zhelikhovsky, Candidate of Political Sciences and international expert, spoke to Radio NV on Nov. 26 about the leak of the conversation between Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, assistant to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

26 November 2025, 07:23 PM

Expert on who is behind leak of Witkoff-Ushakov call, and what’s next for Ukraine talks

Political analyst and international affairs expert Maksym Nesvitaylov appeared on Radio NV on Nov. 26 to discuss why Russia might have benefited from the leak of a conversation between Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov. The call, parts of which were made public this week, touched on preparing a peace plan for Ukraine’s war with Russia. Nesvitaylov also weighed in on what to expect next in the negotiations.

26 November 2025, 05:13 PM

28-point U.S. peace plan traced to Kremlin blueprint — Reuters

The U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine, consisting of 28 points, was based on a document prepared by Russia, Reuters wrote on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 12:12 PM

Kremlin dismisses reports it scripted parts of U.S.-backed peace plan

Russian official Kirill Dmitriev claimed that Bloomberg article publishing a transcript of his conversation with Putin’s aide Yuriy Ushakov about the so-called U.S. peace plan is “fake” in his post on X, published on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 09:20 AM

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