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Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, stating that Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv's troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force.

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Vladimir Putin plays down Ukraine peace plan as US envoys head to Moscow
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White House Envoy Witkoff To Head To Moscow Next Week For Ukraine Peace Talks, Kremlin Says
Russia Rules Out Big Concessions on Ukraine as Leak Shows Witkoff Advised Moscow
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a host of other key U.S. officials would come to Moscow next week for talks on a possible peace plan for Ukra...

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Trump orders up talks with Russia, Ukraine on updated peace plan
Trump says no firm deadline for Ukraine, Russia to reach peace deal
Trump pushes Ukraine and Russia on peace deal, but key issues are unresolved
After weekend talks in Geneva between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the plan could be “workable,” although key points remain unresolved.

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Kremlin confirms US envoy's visit as Russia-Ukraine peace talks gain momentum
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump

Alleged Witkoff-Kremlin call on Ukraine was 'standard negotiation,' Trump says

The Kremlin’s top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there is a “preliminary agreement” for U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow.

Drone Strike Causes Fire at Power Plant Supplying Moscow

An overnight drone strike triggered a fire at the Shatura power plant supplying Moscow, as Russia and Ukraine step up attacks on energy infrastructure amid a peace plan pushed by the Trump administration.

UK navy intercepts Russian corvette and tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity

A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker in the English Channel, according to the Defense Ministry.

Some U.S. lawmakers say Ukraine-Russia peace plan appears to favor Moscow: "That is unacceptable"

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Congressional Ukraine Caucus criticized a reported peace plan backed by the Trump administration.

Ukraine strikes Russian power and heat station in Moscow region

Ukraine struck a heat and power station in the Moscow region on Sunday with drones, triggering a major fire and cutting off heating for thousands in one of Kyiv's biggest attacks to date on a power station deep inside Russia.

Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks

President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.

Facing a lack of Russian recruits, Moscow is accused of using deception and bribery to sign up foreigners to fight in Ukraine

Kenya, Nepal, Tajikistan. They say they were deceived by Russia into joining a war they did not want to fight.
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Witkoff To Moscow. Zelenskyy Is Wary. A Phone Call Leaks. A Ukraine Peace Plan Coalesces.

The White House’s point man for trying to hammer out an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine is headed back to Moscow for a sixth visit. It’s another sign that negotiations are intensifying.
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Moscow Rehab Center Employee Arrested After Claims of Abusing Teenagers

Russian law enforcement authoritiessaid Tuesday that they arrested the administrator and an 18-year-old resident of a privately run rehab center outside Moscow following accusations that minors there were subjected to physical and psychological abuse.
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