According to Donald Trump, all that remains is “some points of contention” to be completed. Diplomatic activity is accelerating to find a solution to the war in Ukraine, while Russian attacks continue. The Ukrainian rescue service reported that on the night of Tuesday 25 November to Wednesday 26 November, the city of Zaporizhia suffered a Russian attack. “Hugh”which left 12 people hospitalized and hit several buildings. Volodymyr Zelensky had assessed, the day before, “very cynical” that Moscow continues to attack his country while peace talks are underway.
Some European leaders also tempered American optimism. Emmanuel Macron stated there was “there is finally a chance to make real progress towards a good peace”, but also regrets his absence Russia’s willingness to conclude a ceasefire. Follow our live stream.
Steve Witkoff will meet Vladimir Putin. US special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow “next week” to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the American president said. The American Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll, after holding discussions with Russia in Abu Dhabi, will also meet with Ukraine.
American peace plan. The talks focused on a draft American plan, an initial version of which was seen as highly favorable to Moscow and was changed after talks in Geneva between American, Ukrainian and European delegations on Sunday. The latest version of the plan allows Ukraine to maintain an army of 800,000 people. Donald Trump talks about negotiations “long and complicated” on route “border”. Another sensitive matter, regarding the security guarantees that Ukraine will receive, is being discussed with European countries, according to the American president, and assured: “Europe will be very involved in this.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia expected the United States to present a new version of their proposal.
Trump envoy provides advice to Moscow. Steve Witkoff gave advice to Vladimir Putin’s advisers on how to convey to the American president a plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, according to a phone conversation disclosed Tuesday by Bloomberg. The American President defended himself. Even though he stated that he did not listen to the conversation in question, Donald Trump considered this to be a negotiation technique “standard”.
