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Ukraine's Umerov meets Trump envoy Witkoff again after Florida talks, White House says
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held another meeting with Ukrainian negotiator and top security official Rustem Umerov in Florida, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 1.

Zelensky meeting Macron in France after US-Ukraine peace deal talks
The visit follows talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Florida, as Kyiv seeks to negotiate better conditions in the Washington-backed 28-point peace deal.

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Why Trump's peace plan is unlikely to end Russia's war in Ukraine
As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his effort to force a negotiated end to Russia's full-scale invasion, a central question hangs over Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow: What happens next — and can this push yield anything at all? The answer, according to analysts, is increasingly clear. Despite weeks of frantic diplomacy and pressure from Washington, the signs emerging ahead of U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow this week look bleak. Just days before the U.S.-Ukraine consultations

Russian ballistic missile hits Dnipro industrial area, leaving four dead, 40 wounded
On the morning of Monday, December 1, a Russian ballistic missile struck the city of Dnipro, killing four people and injuring 22, according to local authorities.

F-16 ammunition, air defenses — Netherlands announces $290 million Ukraine aid package
The Netherlands on Dec. 1 pledged to purchase U.S. arms for Kyiv worth 250 million euros ($290 million) under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

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A Russian military victory in Ukraine would cost Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. 25.




















