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Drones strike Russia’s Cheboksary, reports say electronic warfare plant hit again
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute involved in designing electronic warfare systems, including the Kometa antenna used to interfere with satellite, radio, and radar signals.
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.
Coalition of the Willing meets, agrees to develop 'robust security guarantees' for Ukraine amid peace talks
"The absolute condition for a good peace is a set of very robust security guarantees and not paper guarantees. Ukraine has had its share of promises that were shattered by successive Russian aggressions, and real rock-solid guarantees are a necessity," French President Emmanuel Macron said.
'Donetsk and maybe a land swap' — Witkoff promised Russian aides he could sway Trump, pressure Ukraine into peace deal in secret phone recording
"The president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in a recorded phone call obtained by Bloomberg.
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
Law enforcement agencies colluded with corruption suspects before attack on anti-graft bodies, detective says
The arrests of NABU detectives in July were seen by critics as part of a crackdown on the bureau triggered by its investigations against Zelensky's top allies.
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Key developments on Nov. 22-23. * Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims * Russia likely captured over 15 villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since September, OSINT group says * Pro-Ukrainian partisans set locomotive ablaze in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, group claims * Ukraine's military reportedly strikes power plant in Moscow Oblast * Ukrainian army on 'search and destroy' missions to clear Russians from central Pokrovsk Ukrainian forces sho
