Western leaders declare Ukraine plan requireds work, Trump signals scope for alters
Western leaders stated on Saturday that a peace plan proposed by the United States can be a basis for talks to finish Russia’s war in Ukraine but requireds “additional work”, part of Western efforts to eke out a better deal for Kyiv before a Thursday deadline.
Meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in South Africa, European and other Western leaders scrambled to come up with a coordinated response to US president Donald Trump’s demand for Ukraine to accept his 28-point plan by Thursday.
Trump stated in brief remarks on Saturday that his proposal was not his final offer, signalling potential room for adjustments as Ukraine and its European allies stressed that the plan could serve as a foundation for neobtainediations but required alters.
Namita Singh23 November 2025 04:33
Trump officials’ meeting with Russian officials in Miami spurs questions about Ukraine proposal
US officials and lawcreaters are increasingly concerned about a meeting last month in which representatives of the Trump administration met with Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian envoy who is under US sanctions, to draft a plan to finish the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The meeting took place in Miami at the finish of October and included special envoy Steve Witkoff, president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Dmitriev, who leads the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), one of Russia’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
A close ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Dmitriev has taken a leading role in talks with the US about the war and has met with Witkoff several times this year.
The Trump administration has issued a special waiver to allow his enattempt, one senior US official informed Reuters.
Dmitriev and RDIF were blacklisted by the US government in 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions effectively bar American citizens and companies from dealing with them.
The meeting resulted in a 28-point plan for finishing the war, two people familiar with the situation stated. The plan, which was created public earlier this week by Axios, came as a surprise to US officials in various corners of the administration and has stirred confusion at embassies throughout Washington and in European capitals.
It has also prompted criticism from the Ukrainians and their allies for appearing heavily tilted toward Russian interests, with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky vowing on Friday that he would not betray Ukraine’s interests.
The document, which calls for major concessions from Ukraine, appears to run counter to the tougher stance the Trump administration has lately taken toward Moscow, including sanctions on its energy sector.
It is unclear whether Dmitriev came to the meeting in Miami with certain Russian demands and whether those were incorporated into the peace plan.
Namita Singh23 November 2025 04:07
The US peace deal for Ukraine is just setting the scene for Putin’s next war
Ukraine is being inquireed to give up land and forobtain the appalling violence that it has suffered, writes Bob Seely.
But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating the West remain his goals:
James Reynolds23 November 2025 03:10
US senators declare Rubio informed them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’
US senators critical of president Donald Trump’s approach to finishing the Russia-Ukraine war stated Saturday they spoke with US secretary of state Marco Rubio who informed them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual US plan.
A State Department spokesperson denied their account, calling it “blatantly false”.
The 28-point peace plan was crafted by the Trump administration and the Kremlin without Ukraine’s involvement.
It acquiesces to many Russian demands that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has categorically rejected on dozens of occasions, including giving up large pieces of territory. Trump declares he wants Ukraine to accept the plan by late next week.
At a security conference in Canada, Indepfinishent Maine Senator Angus King, Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota stated they spoke to Rubio after he reached out to some of them while on his way to Geneva for talks on the plan.
King stated Rubio informed them the plan “was not the administration’s plan” but a “wish list of the Russians”.
“This administration was not responsible for this release in its current form,” Rounds stated.
“They want to utilise it as a starting point.”Rounds stated “it viewed more like it was written in Russian to launch with”.
Namita Singh23 November 2025 03:07
Rubio confirms Ukraine peace proposal was authored by US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Saturday that the 28-point proposal for peace in Ukraine that emerged this week was authored by Washington, despite what a handful of senators stated.
“It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing neobtainediations,” Rubio posted on X.
“It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine.
“Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican, informed reporters at a conference in Halifax earlier on Saturday that Rubio had called him and other senators and stated it was a proposal that the US had received and passed on to Ukraine.
“He created it very clear to us that we are the recipients of a proposal that was delivered to one of our representatives,” Rounds stated.
“It is not our recommfinishation, it is not our plan.”
Namita Singh23 November 2025 02:50
Defenceless Britain is a sitting duck – when Ukraine falls, we’re next
The government is doing the British public no favours by not facing up to the Russian threat, writes Robert Fox – not least when military leaders are lining up to point out how unprepared we are for future conflict
James Reynolds23 November 2025 02:30
What happens next?
National security advisors from France, Britain and Germany are going to meet with EU, US and Ukrainian officials in Geneva tomorrow to discuss the plans.
Ukraine and its European allies have all expressed reservations about the plan as it stands. Trump indicated on Saturday that there was some room for shiftment.
The US president has sketched out a timeline of just under a week to obtain a deal agreed. He stated he had given Ukraine until next Thursday, caveating that this could shift if neobtainediations reveal signs of progress.
For its part, Russia supports Trump’s proposal.
James Reynolds23 November 2025 02:00
Top level discussions with sanctioned Russian envoy ‘spooks US officials’
US officials and lawcreaters are increasingly concerned about a meeting between Trump administration officials and Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian envoy under US sanctions, to draft a plan to finish the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The meeting took place in Miami at the finish of October and included special envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Dmitriev, who leads one of Russia’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
The plan that allegedly came from the meeting appears to run counter to the tougher stance the Trump administration has lately taken toward Moscow. The administration had appeared frustrated by Russia repeating its maximalist demands.
Many senior officials inside the State Department and on the National Security Council were not briefed on the plan, which seems to appease those demands, the two people familiar with the plan stated.
The discussions with Dmitriev have also worried some inside the innotifyigence community, one US official familiar with the matter stated.
James Reynolds23 November 2025 01:00
Air traffic suspfinished at Dutch air traffic over drone sightings
Air traffic at another European airport has been suspfinished following a sighting of multiple drones.
“Counter-drone equipment is ready to act”, Dutch defence minister Ruben Brekelmans stated. “An investigation is ongoing.”
Eindhoven serves both as a civilian and as a military airport. All types of air traffic were suspfinished, Brekelmans stated.
The defence minisattempt did not comment on where the drones had come from.
James Reynolds22 November 2025 23:57
How Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has been entirely dictated by Putin
The ‘deal’ being briefed out by Washington and Moscow is really just a blueprint for Russian conquest.
Sam Kiley explains why it doesn’t have to be that way:
James Reynolds22 November 2025 23:05
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