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Ukraine Invasion

• Different Visions: Where The US And Europe Part Ways On Ukraine Peace RFE/RL 24 Nov 2025 -- After a controversial US draft plan for an end to Russia's war against Ukraine emerged abruptly last week, European nations scrambled to come up with a counterproposal that is easier on Kyiv and makes fewer concessions to Moscow.
• New drone strikes in Ukraine, in the proximity of the border with Romania Romania - Ministry of National Defence 24 Nov 2025 -- Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft scrambled on the night of November 21th to 22nd from the 86th Air Base, to monitor the air situation on the border with Ukraine, following the attacks launched by the Russian Federation in the vicinity of the river border with Romania.
• Russian air attacks on Ukraine, in the vicinity of the border with Romania Romania - Ministry of National Defence 24 Nov 2025 -- The Russian Federation resumed its drone attacks on civilian targets and port infrastructure in Ukraine, on the night of November 23rd to 24th, in the vicinity of the border with Romania.
• Ukrainian saboteurs mistakenly fire on each other, killing five: Russia Press TV 24 Nov 2025 -- Two Ukrainian sabotage units mistakenly opened fire on one another while attempting to infiltrate the strategic city of Kupyansk, in the Kharkov Region, leaving five soldiers dead, Russian security officials say.
• Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Delegation Leaving Geneva As Refining Of Peace Proposal Continues RFE/RL 24 Nov 2025 -- Ukrainian negotiators have left Geneva following talks on proposals to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as questions linger over whether a deal could be struck by US President Donald Trump's Thanksgiving deadline.
• US, Ukraine claim 'meaningful progress' in Geneva talks as Europe voices concerns Global Times 24 Nov 2025 -- The US and Ukraine made "meaningful progress toward aligning positions" on US President Donald Trump's proposed peace plan during their talks in Geneva, the White House said in a joint statement issued on its website on Sunday local time.
• US' Ukraine Plan Under Revision: Fewer Points, No Frozen-Asset Confiscation Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- The US plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, initially comprised of 28 points, has been reduced to 19 following recent discussions between American and Ukrainian officials in Geneva over the weekend, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing officials in the know.
• US Threatens to Cut All Aid to Ukraine If It Rejects Settlement Deal - Report Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- The United States threatened to cut off all aid to Ukraine if it did not agree to the proposed settlement plan, according to an ABC report citing a Ukrainian official.
• US Says Peace Framework 'Updated, Refined' To 'Fully Protect' Ukraine, But Details Scarce RFE/RL 24 Nov 2025 -- The White House said talks in Geneva with Kyiv marked "meaningful progress" toward ending the war in Ukraine and led to an "updated and refined" framework that would "fully uphold" the war-torn country's sovereignty and deliver a just peace.
• Joint Statement. U.S.-Ukraine Meeting President of Ukraine 24 Nov 2025 -- "On 23 November 2025, representatives of the United States and Ukraine met in Geneva for discussions on the U.S. peace proposal. The talks were constructive, focused, and respectful, underscoring the shared commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace."
• US, Ukraine say Geneva talks make "progress" but differences remain Global Times 24 Nov 2025 -- U.S. and Ukrainian representatives said on Sunday that their talks in Geneva on the 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict had "made progress," but details are unsettled as differences need to be narrowed down.
• U.S., Ukraine, Europe meet in Switzerland to discuss Ukraine peace plan People's Daily 24 Nov 2025 -- Representatives from the United States, Ukraine and European countries met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday to discuss ways aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Kremlin Aide Forecasts Heavy Revisions by All Sides of US's Ukraine Plan Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- The provisions of the US plan for settling the conflict in Ukraine need to be thoroughly discussed by all sides, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.
• Russian Troops Liberate Zatishye in Latest Zaporozhye Region Advance Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- Russia's Vostok Battlegroup took control of the settlement of Zatishye in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Russia Received No Info on Trilateral US-EU-Ukraine Negotiations in Geneva - Kremlin Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- Moscow has not received any information about the negotiations involving the US, Ukraine, and European countries in Geneva, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.
• Donetsk Head: Russian Forces Taking Total Control of Krasnoarmeysk, Enemy Trapped Sputnik 24 Nov 2025 -- The bulk of Krasnoarmeysk (also known as Pokrovsk) has been captured by the Russian military, with Ukrainian troops utterly surrounded and suffering severe losses, Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) head Denis Pushilin said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis President of Russia 24 Nov 2025 -- The discussion revolved around developing the Arctic and other important regional matters.
• 'We see you': Armed forces on patrol around the UK in response to Russian activity UK MOD 24 Nov 2025 -- Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker in the Dover Strait and English Channel whilst RAF P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft deployed to Iceland to patrol North Atlantic.

Foreign Policy

• Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 24 Nov 2025 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• OFAC Imposes $4.7 Million Penalty on Real Estate Investor for Dealing in Blocked Russian's Property US Treasury 24 Nov 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a $4,677,552 penalty on an individual ("U.S. Person-1") for violating OFAC sanctions on Russia and failing to comply with an OFAC subpoena.
• Baiba Braže at the EU trade ministers' council: the EU must continue strengthening transatlantic trade relations with the US. The EU must use all instruments at its disposal to end trade with Russia and Belarus Latvia MFA 24 Nov 2025 -- On 24 November 2025, at the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in its Trade configuration, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, together with other EU Member State ministers discussed the EU-US and EU-China trade relations as well as other agreements and the EU's bilateral trade talks currently underway, with India in particular.

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