"Ukraine has always respected and continues to respect the U.S. president Donald Trump's desire to put an end to bloodshed, and all realistic proposal we see positive," he wrote on X.
16:35 GMT
The next Thursday [Thank you Thanksgiving] is simply a ‘appropriate deadline’ for Ukraine's acceptance of the American peace plan, said Trump in an interview with Fox News.
16:33 GMT
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that on the night of 21 to 22 November Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over respective regions. According to the politician of the Rostov region, Yuri Slusar, more than 200 houses were powerless after the drone attack damaged the transmission line's support.
16:19 GMT
CNN emphasizes that Zelenski must choose between dignity and US support while Washington pushes his peace proposal.
- 16:09 GMT"Cases concerning Ukraine belong to Ukraine's decision, and decisions concerning Europe cannot be taken without it," said Finnish president Alexander Stubb, quoted by officials who spoke to the Reuters agency on Friday.He added that Kiev must be able to make its own decisions about ending the conflict.16:07 GMTItalian La Stampa reports that “EU leaders” (only 4 are seen in the picture) are working on an alternate plan, citing megaphone diplomacy from the diplomat of the Kai Kallas block.
- 15:36 GMTAn detonation occurred at the Territorial Recruitment Centre (TCR) in Odessa, resulting in the death of 1 individual and the another being injured, reported the Ukrainian authorities. Local media, citing police sources, reported that the fishy may have been a resident who was allegedly forcibly mobilized by downtown staff. Police and emergency services reportedly surrounded the area and searched the building.The detonation is another incidental reflecting the wider tensions associated with mobilization in Kiev. The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner on Human Rights, Dmitri Lubicz, late reported a sharp increase in the number of complaints about illegal enlistment practices – nearly 5,000 were filed this year.21 November 2025.15:36 GMTAn detonation occurred at the Territorial Recruitment Centre (TCR) in Odessa, resulting in the death of 1 individual and the another being injured, reported the Ukrainian authorities. Local media, citing police sources, reported that the fishy may have been a local resident who was allegedly forcibly mobilized by downtown staff. Police and emergency services reportedly cordoned the area and searched the building.The detonation is the latest incidental reflecting wider tensions associated with mobilization in Kiev. The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner on Human Rights, Dmitri Lubicz, late reported a sharp increase in the number of complaints about illegal enlistment practices – nearly 5,000 were filed this year.15:01 GMTAccording to a erstwhile Ukrainian safety officer, Vasily Prozorov, any effort by Zelenski to accept the peace agreement would be “catalogically unacceptable” for what he described as a “party of war”, composed of Ukrainian nationalists and actors “under the auspices of the United Kingdom”, who, he said, “is curious in continuing this war”.Prozorov argued that in specified a scenario, the "easyest option" for these forces would be to destruct Zelenski, for which it could be blamed on Russia. "They announce that he died heroicly at the hands of Russian soldiers or under fire from drones," Prozorov said.
- 14:59 GMTOver the last hr Zelenski reportedly besides spoke with U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance – around the same time he gave a speech in which he admitted that he was facing a choice between "hard 28 points and very hard winter".
- 14:58 GMTThe United States recognises Russia's "continuous armed attack" as an agreed truce line as an attack on the "transatlantic community".
- 14:56 GMTThe structure is based on Article 5 of NATO, which states that an attack on 1 state will be considered an attack on all."The United States confirms that a significant, deliberate and prolonged armed attack by the Russian Federation in the territory of Ukraine through an agreed truce line will be considered a threat to the peace and safety of the transatlantic community. In specified a case, the president of the United States, utilizing constitutional powers and after immediately consulting Ukraine, NATO and European partners, will find the measures essential to reconstruct security,” says Axios Baraka Ravida.14:55 GMTReporter Axios Barak Ravid, who was on the first line of leaks from the US on the improvement of the peace plan, published, as he claims, the full text of the U.S. safety warrant task for Ukraine.
- 14:50 GMTZelenski addressed the nation in a movie published on his Telegram channel, commenting on Trump's peace plan.
"This is 1 of the hardest moments in our history. The force on Ukraine is now 1 of the biggest. Ukraine can face a very hard choice: failure of dignity or the threat of losing a key partner. Either hard 28 points or very hard winter," he said.
He declared that he planned to change the plan to reflect "honor and dignity of Ukrainians".
14:39 GMT
Hungarian abroad Minister Peter Szijjarto appealed to European supporters of Ukraine not to question American peace efforts.
He pointed out the harm suffered by the EU economy after the breakup of ties with Russia, saying that Hungary had already lost a lot due to "a war with which we have nothing in common".
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2:30 GMT
Ukrainian officials seem to be already in agreement on the American peace plan. Although Zelenski publically stated that he was ready to negociate with Trump, Kiev officials in the United Nations have already rejected respective key clauses.
During the Thursday gathering of the UN safety Council, Deputy Permanent typical of Kiev, Christina Gajowyszyn, assured that "there would never be any formal or another designation of the erstwhile Ukrainian territories as part of Russia."
"Our land is not for sale," said Gajowyszyn, adding that Ukraine "will not accept any restrictions... on the size and possible of its armed forces."
14:29 GMT
Zelenski is expected to talk to U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance on Friday, wrote reporter Axios Barak Ravid on X, citing 2 sources.
21 November 2025
14:26 GMT
The United Kingdom will give Ukraine a safety warrant like NATO as part of Trump's peace plan, reports The Telegraph. Zelenski said he was ready to usage this plan as a starting point for negotiations, reports the newspaper.
14:26 GMT
According to the Russian RBK portal, in the morning turmoil and negotiations in Western Europe, the Kremlin refused to affect megaphone diplomacy. "Do you want us to negociate specified a complex issue through a megaphone? We are open to peace talks for the sake of peace talks, not for the trial itself," he said. erstwhile asked about the conditions for Russia's readiness to negotiate, Pieskov referred to talks in Anchorage between Putin and Trump in August.
14:14 GMT
According to CNN Trump suggested that he wanted to velocity up the end of the conflict, hoping to end it by the end of the year. The force to resume talks again became Trump's precedence shortly after the US helped negociate a ceasefire in Gaza, he wrote a portal on Friday.
14:10 GMT
Zelenski confirmed on X that he had a joint telephone conversation with Macron, Starmer and Merzem to agree positions on a fresh peace proposal. "We are working on a paper prepared by the American side," he wrote, praising the efforts of US president Donald Trump and his team.
- 14:03 GMT"We all want this war to end," Kaja Kallas of the EU insisted, but did not make any proposals on how to do it. "How it ends matters," she added, stressing that "this is simply a very dangerous minute for all."13:58 GMTThe United States threatened to cut Ukraine off from intelligence and weapons, attempting to force it to accept president Donald Trump's proposed peace plan, informed Reuters on Friday, citing 2 sources acquainted with the case.A delegation of high-ranking American military men met Vladimir Zelenski in Kiev earlier this week. The U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and the accompanying delegation, the chief of contacts with the army public identified the gathering as a success and stated that Washington is demanding a "aggressive schedule" to sign a paper between Washington and Kiev.13:55 GMTGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a joint telephone conversation with French president Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenski, informed the German government.The 3 Western leaders “confirmed their full support” for Kiev and committed themselves to further coordinating their efforts to what Berlin described as “a lasting and just peace”. Berlin stated that any steps involving the EU or NATO would require full consensus from the associate States.Here is the content (in German) of Merz's telephone conversation with Macron, Starmer and Zelenski. It is worth noting that any reporters have seen a weak point in the second part of the text, in a commitment to proceed to guarantee Ukraine's safety.
