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U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) his program to extremity the warfare successful Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to conscionable with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to conscionable with Ukrainian officials.
He suggested helium could yet conscionable with Mr. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but not until further advancement has been made successful negotiations.
“I volition beryllium briefed connected each advancement made, on with Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,” Mr. Trump added successful the societal media posting.
“I look guardant to hopefully gathering with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY erstwhile the woody to extremity this War is FINAL or, successful its last stages,” helium said.
Mr. Trump spoke aft U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks connected precocious Monday (November 24, 2025) and passim Tuesday with Russian officials successful Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to sermon the emerging proposal.
“The talks are going good and we stay optimistic,” Lt. Col. Jeff Tolbert, spokesperson for the Army secretary, said successful a statement.
As the talks were taking place, Russia launched a question of overnight attacks connected Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with astatine slightest 7 radical killed successful strikes that deed metropolis buildings and vigor infrastructure. A Ukrainian onslaught connected confederate Russia killed 3 radical and damaged homes, authorities said.
Mr. Trump’s program for ending the astir four-year warfare emerged past week. It heavy favoured Russia, prompting Mr. Zelenskyy to rapidly prosecute with American negotiators. European leaders, fearing for their ain aboriginal facing Russian aggression but seemingly sidelined by Mr. Trump successful drafting up the proposals, scrambled to steer the negotiations toward accommodating their concerns.
Long roadworthy to peace
Mr. Zelenskyy said precocious Monday (November 24, 2025) that “the database of indispensable steps to extremity the warfare tin go workable.” He said helium planned to sermon “sensitive” outstanding issues with Mr. Trump.
Rustem Umerov, a elder advisor to Mr. Zelenskyy, posted connected X connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) that Mr. Zelenskyy hoped to finalise a woody with Mr. Trump “at the earliest suitable day successful November.”
Russian officials person been reserved successful their comments connected the bid plan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) that Moscow is successful interaction with U.S. officials astir bid efforts.
“We expect them to supply america with a mentation they see an interim 1 successful presumption of completing the signifier of coordinating this substance with the Europeans and the Ukrainians,” Mr. Lavrov said.
