Overview
- U.S. envoys are negotiating a multi-point proposal separately with Moscow and Kyiv, with the initial leaked 28-point draft reworked to about 19 points and territorial control of Donbas still the key obstacle.
- Three days of U.S.–Ukraine talks in Miami ended without a breakthrough, after which Zelensky reported a long, substantive call with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to set next steps and formats for further talks.
- President Donald Trump publicly criticized Zelensky for not yet reading the proposal and suggested Russia may be comfortable with it, while Donald Trump Jr. signaled the United States could curtail support for Ukraine.
- The Kremlin welcomed the new U.S. national security strategy as broadly aligned with its views, and Russian officials confirmed ongoing contacts following Witkoff and Kushner’s Dec. 2 meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
- Zelensky’s London meetings with Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz aim to forge a common European position and secure credible guarantees as fighting and infrastructure strikes continue in Ukraine.