What to know about peace talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine World Dec 8, 2025 12:55 PM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed the most extensive diplomatic effort to end the fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, but Washington’s efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands by Moscow and Kyiv.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Monday with European allies as he faces U.S. pressure to accept a plan to end the war at a time when Russian forces are making slow but steady gains.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Moscow last week for five-hour talks with Russian President Vlad

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