[1]News Feed Wednesday, November 26 5:01 am U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 25 that there is no specific deadline for Ukraine to accept the initially drafted 28-point proposal, easing previous statements that implied he hoped for a Thanksgiving agreement. "The deadline for me is when it’s over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. 3:37 am "The absolute condition for a good peace is a set of very robust security guarantees and not paper guarantees. Ukraine has had its share of promises that were shattered by successive Russian aggressions, and real rock-solid guarantees are a necessity," French President Emmanuel Macron said. Wednesday, November 26 11:48 pm (Updated: November 26, 2025 1:13 am) "The president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in a recorded phone call obtained by Bloomberg. 10:44 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 10:45 pm) [2]Opinion 10:21 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 10:41 pm) The arrests of NABU detectives in July were seen by critics as part of a crackdown on the bureau triggered by its investigations against Zelensky's top allies. 10:18 pm "The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement," U.S. President Donald Trump said. 9:31 pm The facility, Ukraine's first green distribution center with freon and ammonia-free refrigeration, opened in 2024. 2:51 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 9:22 pm) 9:14 pm Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser complex, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, on Nov. 25. 11:32 am (Updated: November 25, 2025 6:31 pm) "We look forward to organizing a visit of Ukraine's president to the U.S. at the earliest suitable date in November to complete final steps and make a deal with President (Donald) Trump," said Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. 9:38 am (Updated: November 25, 2025 5:39 pm) U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll traveled to Abu Dhabi on Nov. 24 for negotiations with Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, and a Russian delegation, Driscoll's spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Tolbert, confirmed to Axios. 5:13 pm Forces operating under the "Coalition of the Willing" would be deployed to rear locations, such as Kyiv or Odesa, to provide security and training, Macron said. 4:56 pm Ukraine's military intelligence agency has revealed new details of Russia's Shahed-107 attack drone used to strike front-line areas. 4:28 pm A Ukrainian army of this size would still remain the second-largest European force after Russia and put it close to its current wartime strength of about 900,000 service members. [3]Show More [4]News Feed Wednesday, November 26 5:01 am U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 25 that there is no specific deadline for Ukraine to accept the initially drafted 28-point proposal, easing previous statements that implied he hoped for a Thanksgiving agreement. "The deadline for me is when it’s over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. 3:37 am "The absolute condition for a good peace is a set of very robust security guarantees and not paper guarantees. Ukraine has had its share of promises that were shattered by successive Russian aggressions, and real rock-solid guarantees are a necessity," French President Emmanuel Macron said. Wednesday, November 26 11:48 pm (Updated: November 26, 2025 1:13 am) "The president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in a recorded phone call obtained by Bloomberg. 10:44 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 10:45 pm) [5]Opinion 10:21 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 10:41 pm) The arrests of NABU detectives in July were seen by critics as part of a crackdown on the bureau triggered by its investigations against Zelensky's top allies. 10:18 pm "The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement," U.S. President Donald Trump said. 9:31 pm The facility, Ukraine's first green distribution center with freon and ammonia-free refrigeration, opened in 2024. 2:51 pm (Updated: November 25, 2025 9:22 pm) 9:14 pm Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser complex, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, on Nov. 25. 11:32 am (Updated: November 25, 2025 6:31 pm) "We look forward to organizing a visit of Ukraine's president to the U.S. at the earliest suitable date in November to complete final steps and make a deal with President (Donald) Trump," said Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. 9:38 am (Updated: November 25, 2025 5:39 pm) U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll traveled to Abu Dhabi on Nov. 24 for negotiations with Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, and a Russian delegation, Driscoll's spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Tolbert, confirmed to Axios. 5:13 pm Forces operating under the "Coalition of the Willing" would be deployed to rear locations, such as Kyiv or Odesa, to provide security and training, Macron said. 4:56 pm Ukraine's military intelligence agency has revealed new details of Russia's Shahed-107 attack drone used to strike front-line areas. 4:28 pm A Ukrainian army of this size would still remain the second-largest European force after Russia and put it close to its current wartime strength of about 900,000 service members. 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