World · 3 December 2025
Trump Peace Plan Hits Moscow Deadlock as Negotiations Expose Deep Territorial Divisions
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin for five hours in Moscow but made no breakthrough on Ukraine peace talks. Russia rejected key elements of America's revised 19-point plan, demanding Ukraine surrender territories it still controls and accept military limits. While Ukraine has tentatively backed modified proposals after Geneva discussions, Moscow maintains hard-line positions on territorial concessions and NATO restrictions, leaving negotiations at an impasse despite Trump's claims of progress.
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