Trump’s ‘Hot Mess’: 5 Takeaways on the Ukraine Thanksgiving Peace Deal

Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is close | Morning News Bulletin 26 November 2025

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“Ukraine Agrees on ‘Essence’ of Peace Deal; Trump Meeting Expected Soon”

Ukraine solidarity protest Berlin Photographs by Leonhard Lenz Wikimedia Commons By: Joshua S More updates will obviously follow, as context is everything. Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the “essence” of a peace deal with Russia, though President Zelensky has said more work remains to be done. According to reporting from the UK Independent, Ukraine’s national…

Trump’s ‘hot mess’: 5 takeaways on the Ukraine Thanksgiving peace deal

Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to address President Trump’s renewed push for a settlement with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under pressure to quickly formulate a deal that protects Ukraine without antagonizing Trump.    Over a weekend of furious diplomacy, Ukrainian and European officials succeeded in pairing down an initial U.S. 28-point peace plan…

This Trump betrayal can be stopped

Ukrainians know Donald Trump’s Ukraine deal is a betrayal, even if Volodymyr Zelensky and others have to keep flattering Trump in the hope he changes his mind. Negotiated between American billionaire Steve Witkoff and Russian oligarch Kirill Dmitriev without Ukrainian or European participation, the proposed deal gives Russia even more territory, forces Ukraine to shrink its army, and prevents the country joining NATO. Its guarantees of future Uk…

Zelenskyy’s grim choice: Take Trump’s peace deal or rely on flaky European friends

Despite celebrating “good progress” in talks in Geneva, European countries are still too weak or too timid to save Ukraine, even with a loan from frozen Russian assets.

Zelenskyy visit to Ireland up in the air as Trump's peace deal deadline looms

Planning is continuing, but the government is unsure if the visit can go ahead given recent developments on a peace deal.