YOU WONT BELIEVE: 25 - What They Never Told You

Post-war borders dominated "intense" U.S.-Ukraine talks

Next up, Witkoff meets Putin on Tuesday.

Axios · Dec 1, 2025

Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2025

Trump officials try to reassure Ukraine’s negotiators over peace deal ahead of Putin meeting this week

U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025

Another Republican Rep. Says He Will Retire From Congress As Wave Of Defections Intensify

Republican Rep. Troy Nehls announced he won't seek reelection, becoming the latest lawmaker to leave Congress as a wave of political defections intensify

Latin Times · Nov 29, 2025

Trump May Formally Offer Putin Control of Occupied Ukrainian Land in Proposed Peace Deal

The U.S. is reportedly prepared to formally acknowledge Russia's hold over Crimea and parts of eastern and southern Ukraine as part of a proposed agreement to end the war, a shift that would overturn longstanding U.S. diplomatic policy.

Benzinga · Nov 29, 2025

‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace,’ ex-US aide warns

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart, and has no plan to give up his…

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025

Former US ambassador urges Trump to avoid bad Ukraine deal ‘for the sake of signing something’

With the US president seemingly more concerned with getting a peace deal signed than the details of its contents, experts tell Arpan Rai what the agreement must include to prevent the future destruction of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025

Trump ‘to hand occupied Ukrainian land to Putin in return for peace deal’

US envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia next week for the next stage of peace talks

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025

Ukraine’s peace talks reveal the risks of replacing diplomats with dealmakers

Recent reports about the role of Donald Trump’s special envoy, American businessman Steve Witkoff, in the Ukraine peace negotiations have raised wider questions about why political leaders turn to business figures in high-stakes diplomacy – and whether this can ever work.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025