What led to the latest peace talks?published at 23:36 GMT 2 December
23:36 GMT 2 December
In recent weeks there has been renewed momentum in efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Here’s a timeline of some of the key moments:
19 November: Details of a 28-point US plan are leaked after reports surfaced that the US and Russia had prepared a new proposed framework to end the war, requiring major concessions from Ukraine.
21 November: Zelensky warns his country “might face a very difficult choice: either losing dignity, or risk losing a key partner”. Putin says the plan could form the basis of a peace agreement, and describes it as a ”modernised” version of a plan discussed with Trump at a summit in Alaska in August.
22 November: Trump says the plan is not his “final offer” after Ukrainian allies express concern.
23-24 November: Senior Ukrainian and US officials meet in Geneva and hold what both sides describe as “highly productive” talks. Reports emerge of a counter proposal from Ukraine’s European allies.
26 November: Trump defends Witkoff after a leaked recording appears to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the US president.
27 November: A US deadline for Ukraine to accept the plan passes without incident or agreement. Putin doubles down on his core demands, and Zelensky accuses Russia of having “scorned” efforts to “truly end the war”.
28 November: Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, who had played a leading role in the negotiations, resigns following an anti-corruption raid on his home.
30 November: The US, including Witkoff and Kushner, hold talks with Ukraine’s new lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, in Florida.
2 December: Witkoff and Kushner hold talks with Putin, Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev at the Kremlin.