U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held productive talks with Ukraine's senior negotiator Rustem Umerov over the past two days, U.S. officials said on Friday, with further talks scheduled for Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/us-officials-ukraine-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #stevewitkoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defense despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its ties with Moscow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/modi-putin-india-russia-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #russia #vladimirputin #narendramodi #us #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

The confusion still swirling in Washington over President Donald Trump's latest peace plan for Ukraine has made one thing clear: The U.S. president's unconventional, all-in approach to diplomacy carries big risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/trump-ukraine-peace-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #stevewitkoff

Vladimir Putin met Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for talks on how to end the deadliest European conflict since WWII. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/world/politics/putin-witkoff-kushner-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner

However U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the idea of a deal that will not punish or weaken Russia, which could put the continent’s security in greater jeopardy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/politics/trump-ukraine-ugly-deal-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #europe #eu #us #donaldtrump #nato

Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India from Thursday, pitching for more sales of Russian oil, missile systems and fighter jets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/world/politics/russia-putin-energy-defense-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #vladimirputin #india #narendramodi

As President Donald Trump reduces deployments in Europe, European powers face a likely future of having to defend Ukraine, and possibly the rest of their eastern frontier, with limited U.S. backing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/politics/nato-russia-us-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #us #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

U.S. and Ukrainian officials discussed a peace deal with Russia, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism despite challenges in ending the more than 3-year-long war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/world/politics/rubio-florida-talks-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #marcorubio #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump

Ukraine’s corruption probe, unfolding amid battlefield setbacks and pressure to accept a pro-Kremlin peace plan, shows the country is a functioning democracy with real accountability in contrast to Putin's Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/30/world/ukraine-deserves-to-survive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #corruption #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #us #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as Ukraine's negotiating team heads to the U.S. for talks aimed at bringing an end to the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/russia-attack-kyiv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #volodymyrzelenskyy #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #russia #vladimirputin

In a sharp departure for a party that has adhered closely to almost all of U.S. President Donald Trump's initiatives, several Republicans are harshly criticizing the White House for its proposed Ukraine peace plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/politics/trump-ukraine-republican-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #republicans

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine enters a fourth winter, Russians are having to come to grips with its growing impact on nearly every aspect of their daily lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/politics/russia-economic-pain-putin-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to three sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/us-peace-plan-ukraine-russian-document/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump #stevewitkoff

Russian authorities must consolidate the Russian language and identity in parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow's 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/putin-russian-identity-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

Testimony shines a light on Russia's campaign to recruit Ukrainians to fight against Kyiv — and its efforts to stop young men from leaving occupied territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/teenagers-russian-draft-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

U.S. President Donald Trump sent top negotiators for more high-level meetings with Russia and Ukraine but said he would only be willing to meet the leaders of those countries if talks yielded a pact to end the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/ukraine-peace-deal-final-stages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us

A conversation between a top White House and a Kremlin official for the first time offers direct insight into what appears to be the genesis of a 28-point proposal for ending the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/witkoff-russia-trump-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #stevewitkoff #us

Forget Trump’s one-sided ‘peace plan,’ make Putin an offer he can’t refuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/25/world/russias-frozen-assets-as-peace-incentives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #us #donaldtrump #defense #vladimirputin #eu #nato

As U.S. and Ukrainian officials sought to narrow the gaps between them on Monday over a reworked plan to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at new progress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/world/politics/us-kyiv-plan-war-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

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"Donald Trump’s Nov. 27 deadline for his Ukraine peace plan could drift into the following week, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio."

"drift"

Like, "two weeks"

What a clown show

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