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First Thing: EU foreign policy chief warns US-Russia talks may pressure Kyiv to make concessions

Kaja Kallas voices concern as Steve Witkoff is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Plus, a new book highlights the forgotten builders of the Empire State Building

The Guardian - UK

Russia ‘ready’ for war if Europe starts it, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress

Kremlin aide says Ukraine crisis is no closer to resolution after Witkoff talks, as Russian president accuses European powers of sabotaging peace

The Guardian - UK

Watch live: Putin meets Trump envoy for crunch Ukraine talks

Watch live as Vladimir Putin meets Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks in Moscow on Tuesday, 2 December.

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Putin says Russia not seeking war with Europe but is ‘ready’ to fight amid peace talks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin aide warns peace deal ‘no closer’ after five-hour talks with Trump envoys

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has left Moscow after talks failed to achieve a significant breakthrough

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Witkoff shuttles into Moscow to hear Putin’s demands

Zelenskyy says redrafted peace plan ‘looks better’ but Kaja Kallas fears Moscow meeting will wrongfully put pressure on Kyiv rather than Kremlin. What we know on day 1,378

The Guardian - AU

Trump Peace Delegation Heads To Moscow After Upbeat Talks With Ukraine

The effort, led by Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, has reached a point where direct engagement with the Kremlin is considered necessary. Russian officials confirmed that President Vladimir Putin will meet the American delegation on Tuesday, raising expectations for a rare moment of potential diplomatic progress.

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Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade hammers Steve Witkoff’s ‘totally unacceptable’ call: He ‘likes Russia too much’

‘You can't be telling Vladimir Putin how to handle your best friend,’ Brian Kilmeade argued on Monday.

The Independent UK

Another Republican Rep. Urges Support For Ukraine During Peace Talks: 'Can't Be American First And Pro-Russia'

Rep. Mike Turner became the latest Republican lawmaker to express concern that the plan to end the war with Ukraine, which is backed by the White House, amounts to a capitulation to pro-Russian interests.

Latin Times

US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief

Kaja Kallas says negotiators should not ‘lose focus that it’s actually Russia who has started this war’

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy in Paris for talks with Macron as US-led peace negotiations advance

US President Donald Trump has since played down the 28-point peace framework as a "concept" to be "fine-tuned."

Euronews

Zelenskyy sets out Ukraine’s red lines in press conference with Macron – as it happened

Ukrainian president says focus remains on security guarantees, maintaining sovereignty and territory

The Guardian - UK

'Washington sees Europe as inconsequential,' former US commanding general in Europe tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, former commanding general of US Army Europe General Ben Hodges warned that the continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on the US as a fair partner.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: Trump says ‘good chance’ of deal to end conflict after latest talks with Kyiv

Marco Rubio also expresses optimism while saying ‘more work’ needed as Trump envoy set to meet Vladimir Putin. What we know on day 1,377

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky responds to ‘better’ Trump peace plan ahead of crucial Putin talks

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow where he will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

Benzinga

John Bolton Questions Trump's Latest 'Incoherent Strategy' To Achieve Ukraine-Russia Agreement, Calls It 'Typically Trumpian'

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton renewed sharp criticism Sunday of the 28-point peace proposal advanced by Donald Trump to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, calling the reasoning behind it a "mystery" and the approach "incoherent."

Axios

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

Next up, Witkoff meets Putin on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

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

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The Independent UK

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

Axios

U.S. and Ukraine "made additional progress" on Trump's peace plan, Rubio says

Witkoff and Kushner want an agreement they can present to Putin.

Euronews

Ukrainian delegation and US officials met in Miami before Moscow talks

Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainians fly to US for peace talks with Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner

Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian negotiators on Sunday, after a weekend of drone strikes on two Russian oil tankers and more deadly attacks on Kyiv..

International Business Times UK

'Peace for Profit': Trump Allies Plot $2 Trillion Windfall From Ukraine Deal Leak

Leaked report reveals Trump envoys Kushner and Witkoff pushing $2T ventures in Russia‑Ukraine peace talks, sparking criticism that profit, not sovereignty or stability, drives the controversial plan.

Latin Times

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

Benzinga

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.

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