Moscow, 3 December (H.S.): Marathon talks at the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff ended late Tuesday with both sides calling the meeting “constructive” and “productive,” but admitting that no compromise has yet been reached on the most explosive issue in the proposed Ukraine peace plan: territorial concessions.

Putin’s foreign policy advisers Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev said several elements of Washington’s revised blueprint were acceptable, yet Ukraine’s borders and future economic ties between Russia and the United States remain unresolved, with “a lot of work ahead.”

Five-Hour Session On Trump-Backed Peace BlueprintThe talks, led on the US side by real-estate magnate and special envoy Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner, stretched for about five hours and focused on a stripped‑down version of Donald Trump’s controversial 28‑point peace draft.

Moscow confirmed receiving four additional documents alongside the main plan, while both capitals agreed to keep detailed provisions confidential as negotiators hunt for a hybrid formula acceptable to Kyiv, Moscow, and key European capitals.

Earlier in the day, Putin had blasted European amendments as “unacceptable,” accusing EU leaders of trying to block peace by removing concessions such as recognition of Russian control over occupied territories and limits on Ukraine’s future ties with NATO.

Kyiv And Europe Watch For ‘Signals’

Speaking in Dublin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “there is a chance to end this war,” but stressed that nothing could be agreed “about Ukraine without Ukraine,” and that any deal must address Russian accountability for war crimes and the use of frozen Russian assets in rebuilding his country.

European allies, who swiftly drafted their own counter‑proposal after the original Trump plan leaked, insist they will not back an agreement that forces Kyiv into capitulation or legitimises Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian land.

On the ground, heavy fighting continues around Pokrovsk and Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine, with Kyiv disputing Russian claims of major gains even as civilians flee frontline towns under growing drone and artillery attacks.

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