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Trump walks back Ukraine deadline, says 28-point peace plan was 'just a map'

Trump walks back Ukraine deadline, says 28-point peace plan was 'just a map.'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 25 that there is no specific deadline for Ukraine to accept the initially drafted 28-point proposal, easing previous statements that implied he hoped for a Thanksgiving agreement. "The deadline for me is when it’s over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
A new push for an end to the war?
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A new push for an end to the war?

Ending the Russia-Ukraine war moved back into the headlines last week with press reports of a 28-point U.S.-Russian peace plan. The plan’s heavy slant toward Russian positions sparked immediate alarm in Kyiv and other European capitals, as did President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a short deadline by which Ukraine had to agree. A flurry of diplomacy over the weekend seems to have improved Ukraine’s position. The British, French, and German leaders issued a counterproposal that would protect
Ukraine war latest: DeepState reports Russian gains in Siversk, increasing pressure on Ukraine’s Donetsk 'fortress belt'
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Ukraine war latest live: DeepState reports Russian gains in Siversk, increasing pressure on Ukraine’s Donetsk 'fortress belt'

Hello, this is Jared Goyette reporting from Kyiv on day 1,371 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The capital is still recovering from a massive overnight attack on energy infrastructure that killed at least six people and injured 20 others — several apartment buildings were hit and caught fire, authorities said. All eyes remain on the peace negotiations, with President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to visit the U.S. soon to meet his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, and finalize
Trump’s peace plan takes the heat off Zelensky amid major corruption scandal
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Trump’s peace plan takes the heat off Zelensky amid major corruption scandal

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hit with a large-scale corruption scandal and a controversial peace plan at the same time earlier this month, his position seemed desperate and vulnerable to many. But in fact the foreign policy crisis helped Zelensky to sideline the domestic controversy. He presented himself as a defender of Ukraine's national interests while holding talks on a U.S. ultimatum that could force Ukraine to accept peace on Russia’s terms. As a result, the foreign pol
US holding Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi, media reports
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US holding Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi, media reports

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll traveled to Abu Dhabi on Nov. 24 for negotiations with Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, and a Russian delegation, Driscoll's spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Tolbert, confirmed to Axios.
Ukraine rejects using Russian assets as bargaining chip in peace talks

Ukraine rejects using Russian assets as bargaining chip in peace talks

"Keeping the assets permanently 'on ice' or turning them into a bargaining chip between Russia and another power only prolongs the conflict," Iryna Mudra, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in charge of legal matters, told the Kyiv Independent in an email.
'Echoes of 1938' — Trump's peace plan undermines Europe's security, experts warn
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'Echoes of 1938' — Trump's peace plan undermines Europe's security, experts warn

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for ending Russia’s war has been criticized as effectively imposing the Kremlin's terms for Ukraine’s surrender. But the plan also poses a direct threat to Europe's security architecture, analysts and diplomats believe. The proposal requires Ukraine to cede territory, limit its alliances, and sharply reduce its military — conditions far more sweeping than any proposal discussed in previous negotiation rounds. The plan is a major blow to the principles on whi
How Russia's propaganda machine weaponizes mobilization in Ukraine

How Russia's propaganda machine weaponizes mobilization in Ukraine

"Ukraine has legalized shooting draft officers" — this was the shocking claim that spread rapidly across Russian media in recent weeks. Unsurprisingly for Russian sources of information, it was nowhere near the truth, and was instead designed to undermine Ukraine’s mobilization efforts, and spread chaos and fear among society. As Ukraine faces the grueling demands of prolonged war, its mobilization system has become an especially sensitive topic — precisely the space where Russian disinformati
Ukraine war latest: Russian forces attempt to push Ukrainian army from eastern bank of Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, military says
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Ukraine war latest: Russian forces attempt to push Ukrainian army from eastern bank of Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast, military says

Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,370 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian troops from the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector of the front line in Kharkiv Oblast, Viktor Tregubov, head of communications for Ukraine's Joint Forces, said on national television on Nov. 24. While the situation in the settlements of Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi remains unchanged, Russian troo
Russian strikes spared Ukraine's nuclear plants. Corruption didn't
Energy

Russian strikes spared Ukraine's nuclear plants. Corruption didn't

While Russian attacks pounded Ukraine’s power system, one energy company remained mostly unscathed — becoming the cash cow that fueled the largest corruption scheme of President Volodymyr Zelensky's presidency. Earlier this month, Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau (NABU) raided the homes of ex-Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and Zelensky's former business partner Timur Mindich in connection with a $100 million kickback scheme involving Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear operator. So far, NA