Ukraine and Allies Warn US Against Rush to End Russia’s War

WATCH: Ukraine’s Ihor Brusylo discusses diplomatic efforts to find a peace deal with Russia and the prospects for talks between Zelenskiy and Trump in the coming days.Source: Bloomberg

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By Olesia Safronova, Volodymyr Verbianyi, and Michael Nienaber

November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM UTC

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November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM UTC

Ukraine and its European allies signaled that key sticking points remained in US-brokered peace talks even as senior officials hailed progress in winning more favorable terms for Kyiv from a proposal backed by President Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said a meeting in Geneva on Sunday where Ukrainian and US negotiators came closer together resolved “some issues.” Still, he cast doubt on an initial Trump administration demand for Kyiv to cede territory and scale back its military — and said he foresaw no breakthrough this week.