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U.S. Envoy Meets Ukraine Amid Ongoing Russian Assaults

12/5/2025

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, will meet Ukrainian officials amid diplomacy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the negotiations' complexity.
He said Russia aims to secure the eastern Donetsk region, either by force or by Ukrainian withdrawal.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities continue, with missile strikes injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure.
In the Kherson region, a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly killed two men.

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, will meet Ukrainian officials amid diplomacy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the negotiations' complexity.
He said Russia aims to secure the eastern Donetsk region, either by force or by Ukrainian withdrawal.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities continue, with missile strikes injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure.
In the Kherson region, a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly killed two men.