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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he was ‘very angry’ over claims Putin’s residence was attacked by drones

Kyiv hit back at claim that Putin’s Valdai residence was targeted by 91 drones

The Independent UK

Zelensky to meet Trump for high-stakes talks in Mar-a-Lago in bid to seal peace deal by new year

European leaders may take part online as Zelensky looks to ‘finalise’ an agreement he says is ‘90% completed’

The Independent UK

US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain

Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forces

The Guardian - UK

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European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates

Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targeted

The Guardian - UK

Witkoff's Miami golf club becomes epicenter of global diplomacy

Delegations from at least nine countries have descended on south Florida.

Axios

Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russian missiles strike port near Odesa, killing seven, officials say

Another 15 people injured in attack on one of three ports important for Ukrainian grain and other exports. What we know on day 1,396

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Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Putin envoy to hold talks with Trump aides on U.S. peace plan in Miami this weekend

Trump's advisers are expected to try to get Russian officials to agree to the updated proposal on ending the war in Ukraine.

Axios

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive

Steve Witkoff has hailed latest talks in Florida as 'productive and constructive' without announcing any major breakthroughs

The Independent UK

Russia rejects compromise on occupied Ukraine regions, Kremlin says

Ukraine’s president said that following the Berlin talks, the US delegation will now proceed to discussions with Russia, but it is unclear whether Washington envoys convince Moscow to stop its war and accept the draft plan.

Euronews

Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets

Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks

United States President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a key adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, recently agreed to a 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation

'Aggressor' Vladimir Putin is dragging his feet over peace talks for Ukraine, says Keir Starmer at PMQs

‘Compromises have not yet been found,’ on peace discussions says Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide - but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘some progress’ was made

Evening Standard

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'Optimism' from Zelensky raises hopes on Trump peace talks to end Putin's war in Ukraine

But there were few other signs that an agreement was close to being reached between Russia, Ukraine and the US

The Independent UK

Putin doesn’t want peace – and Trump’s baffling error has made it easy for him

COMMENT: All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken Russia’s side, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Guardian - UK

The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism

Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection

International Business Times UK

Leak Shows Trump Aide Coaching Russians On How To Flatter Trump For Peace Deal

A leaked transcript reveals that US envoy Steve Witkoff coached Russian officials on how to flatter Donald Trump to get approval for a controversial Ukraine peace plan, raising questions about the legitimacy of the diplomacy.

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The Guardian - UK

Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?

Bloomberg publishes extraordinary transcripts of secret discussions, but their provenance remains unclear

Euronews

Trump backs Witkoff after leaked call appears to show envoy advised Putin aide on Ukraine peace plan

The US president reacted to the leaked transcript aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, stating that Witkoff "got to sell" the deal to both Russia and Ukraine, adding, "That's what a dealmaker does."

The Independent UK

Trump envoy Witkoff coached Russian official on how to praise US president, leaked call reveals

Steve Witkoff is facing calls to be sacked after a transcript of a call discussing the Ukraine peace plan with Vladimir Putin’s senior aide was released

Euronews

Trump says he's sending his envoys to meet Putin and Ukrainian officials after 'fine-tuning' plan

Trump says his plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine has been reviewed after US mediators held talks with both sides to address concerns. Trump noted that high-level officials, including Steve Witkoff, will hold further discussions with Ukrainian and Russian officials as early as next week.

The Independent UK

A look at Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the new Ukraine peace proposal

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

The Conversation

Any peace deal in Ukraine must be just and fair – the plan proposed by the US and Russia was neither

Details of a new peace plan for Ukraine are emerging after officials from the US, Ukraine and its European allies met in Geneva on November 23. They discussed the 28-point plan presented by Russia and the US the previous week, which has been widely criticised as requiring concessions from Kyiv…

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine

Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York

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