Ukraine War Live Updates: Russia Says No 'Compromise...

No compromise version of the peace plan to end the war in Ukraine was found during talks between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. Yuri Ushakov, a top Kremlin aide, called the meeting "very useful, constructive, and highly substantive," but said a "compromise option has not yet been found," according to the state news agency RIA Novosti. He added that some of the U.S. proposals looked "more or less acceptable," but said that some of the wording "does not suit us."

The meeting between Putin, Witkoff and President Donald's Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner lasted close to five hours. Ushakov said that the Russian side had expressed a "critical and even negative attitude" towards a number of the proposals in the plan, and added that the "territorial issue is the most important" for both Russia and the U.S.

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Witkoff and Putin met in Moscow to discuss the revised version of Trump's peace plan following U.S.-Ukraine negotiations on an earlier draft proposal that Kyiv viewed as too strongly weighted in Russia's favor.
Ushakov said that Moscow was sent four more documents, in additional to Trump's original 27-point peace plan. He did not outline their contents.
Ushakov said that the meeting explored "huge prospects for economic cooperation" between Russia and the United States. He added that greetings were conveyed between Trump and Putin.
He said that no further meetings between Trump and Putin had currently been planned. "The possibility of a meeting between Putin and Trump will depend on the progress achieved towards a settlement," he said.
The meeting came as Putin claimed a significant victory in Ukraine, saying his forces had taken full control of Pokrovsk in the east, a logistics center for supplying the Ukrainian forces.

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Dec 03, 2025 at 04:17 AM EST

Russian Oil Depot Hit in Ukrainian Drone Strike: Report

Another Russian oil depot was hit in a Ukrainian drone strike, sparking a fire, it has been reported.

Governor of Russia's Tambov region, Yevgeny Pervishov, said that the drone hit the site in the settlement of Dmitrievka overnight Tuesday.

He said that the attack was launched by Ukraine, although Kyiv has not commented and often does not announce immediate responsibility for strikes on Russian territory.

Footage of an explosion and fire were circulated on Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels purporting to be from the strike, although the images have not been independently verified.

Ukraine has continued to targeted oil facilities in Russia to disrupt Moscow's military machine and hit Russia’s key export.

Dec 03, 2025 at 04:07 AM EST

Two Killed in Latest Russian Drone and Missile Barrage

Two people were killed and 38 injured during a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight Tuesday, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

The Kyiv Independent reported explosions and drones around 1 a.m. local time while air raid alerts were activated across the entire country.

There were further attacks on Kyiv around 7 a.m. local time, when Russian forces again launched dozens of missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 596 drones and 36 missiles and that air defenses intercepted 558 drones and 19 missiles.

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