Witkoff's Miami golf club becomes epicenter of global diplomacy Delegations from at least nine countries have descended on south Florida. Axios · Dec 22, 2025
Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Russian missiles strike port near Odesa, killing seven, officials say Another 15 people injured in attack on one of three ports important for Ukrainian grain and other exports. What we know on day 1,396 The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2025
Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Putin envoy to hold talks with Trump aides on U.S. peace plan in Miami this weekend Trump's advisers are expected to try to get Russian officials to agree to the updated proposal on ending the war in Ukraine. Axios · Dec 18, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin dismisses new peace plan after Trump’s envoy calls talks constructive Steve Witkoff has hailed latest talks in Florida as 'productive and constructive' without announcing any major breakthroughs The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Russia rejects compromise on occupied Ukraine regions, Kremlin says Ukraine’s president said that following the Berlin talks, the US delegation will now proceed to discussions with Russia, but it is unclear whether Washington envoys convince Moscow to stop its war and accept the draft plan. Euronews · Dec 16, 2025
Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets Kremlin aims to fire warning shot against EU’s plan to use €90bn of frozen funds to give loan to Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025
Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks United States President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a key adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, recently agreed to a 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. The Conversation · Dec 7, 2025
'Aggressor' Vladimir Putin is dragging his feet over peace talks for Ukraine, says Keir Starmer at PMQs ‘Compromises have not yet been found,’ on peace discussions says Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide - but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘some progress’ was made Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
'Optimism' from Zelensky raises hopes on Trump peace talks to end Putin's war in Ukraine But there were few other signs that an agreement was close to being reached between Russia, Ukraine and the US Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025
Putin doesn’t want peace – and Trump’s baffling error has made it easy for him COMMENT: All hopes were on Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, but a breakthrough in peace talks was never going to happen with a man who has repeatedly taken Russia’s side, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
The week Europe realised it stands alone against Russian expansionism Washington’s Putin-appeasing plan for peace in Ukraine has failed, but many heard death knell sounded for European reliance on US protection The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2025
Leak Shows Trump Aide Coaching Russians On How To Flatter Trump For Peace Deal A leaked transcript reveals that US envoy Steve Witkoff coached Russian officials on how to flatter Donald Trump to get approval for a controversial Ukraine peace plan, raising questions about the legitimacy of the diplomacy. International Business Times UK · Nov 26, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side? Bloomberg publishes extraordinary transcripts of secret discussions, but their provenance remains unclear
Euronews · Nov 26, 2025 Trump backs Witkoff after leaked call appears to show envoy advised Putin aide on Ukraine peace plan The US president reacted to the leaked transcript aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, stating that Witkoff "got to sell" the deal to both Russia and Ukraine, adding, "That's what a dealmaker does."
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025 Trump envoy Witkoff coached Russian official on how to praise US president, leaked call reveals Steve Witkoff is facing calls to be sacked after a transcript of a call discussing the Ukraine peace plan with Vladimir Putin’s senior aide was released
Euronews · Nov 26, 2025 Trump says he's sending his envoys to meet Putin and Ukrainian officials after 'fine-tuning' plan Trump says his plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine has been reviewed after US mediators held talks with both sides to address concerns. Trump noted that high-level officials, including Steve Witkoff, will hold further discussions with Ukrainian and Russian officials as early as next week.
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 A look at Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the new Ukraine peace proposal Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine
The Conversation · Nov 25, 2025 Any peace deal in Ukraine must be just and fair – the plan proposed by the US and Russia was neither Details of a new peace plan for Ukraine are emerging after officials from the US, Ukraine and its European allies met in Geneva on November 23. They discussed the 28-point plan presented by Russia and the US the previous week, which has been widely criticised as requiring concessions from Kyiv…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025 Who are the key players in peace talks between Washington, Ukraine and Russia? The historic discussions come after weeks of stalled talks as European leaders call for urgent action
Axios · Nov 24, 2025 How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world Zelensky listened on speaker phone as Witkoff and Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan.
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe and Kyiv seek changes to peace plan as US hails progress Marco Rubio said Sunday’s talks were “probably best meeting and day we've had so far”
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025 Kirill Dmitriev: The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine Born in Soviet-era Kyiv, Kirill Dmitriev is a key ally of Vladimir Putin and has been involved behind-the-scenes with the US plan for Ukraine