U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Yield No Progress on Territory

High-level talks between the United States and Russia on ending the war in Ukraine ended without a breakthrough on December 3. The Kremlin stated the two sides reached "no compromise" on the critical issue of territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow. The diplomats were representing the administration of President Donald Trump. A Russian statement indicated that key points of the latest U.S. peace proposal remain unacceptable to Moscow. The territorial status of regions like Crimea and eastern Ukraine is a central dispute. The lack of agreement underscores the deep divisions persisting between the two powers over the conflict. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the six-year war appear stalled.