The United States is considering a proposal to redraw Ukraine’s administrative borders as part of a possible peace agreement with Russia. The plan, dubbed a “cartographic maneuver,” would change the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, allowing Russia to claim full control over both regions without Ukraine formally ceding territory.
Meanwhile, trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine have begun in Abu Dhabi. Beforehand, the Ukrainian delegation held separate consultations.

Kushner: Putin is ready for peace
US special envoy Jared Kushner said that Vladimir Putin is ready for peace with Ukraine under the right conditions. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, by contrast, said she had low expectations for the talks in Abu Dhabi because Russia was not demonstrating a willingness to negotiate in good faith and continued to kill civilians every day.
In this video, Kallas explains why the EU is skeptical of the talks in Abu Dhabi.
Disagreements over a Trump, Xi and Putin summit
Meanwhile, the United States and China have differed over the proposed summit between Trump, Xi Jinping and Putin on November 18–19. Beijing wants a tightly choreographed meeting with statements prepared in advance, while Washington is seeking an open discussion, primarily on nuclear arms control. China opposes trilateral talks on nuclear weapons.
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