Kremlin: Too early to say Ukraine conflict nearing end

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it is premature to conclude that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing an end, TASS reports.

“Let’s wait. It is too early to say that,” Peskov told reporters during a briefing when asked whether the sides were close to a peace agreement.

He added that the exact timing of contacts between the Russian side and U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steven Witkoff, has not yet been set.

“You probably heard President Trump himself say that he intends to send Mr. Witkoff to Moscow. Once the exact dates for these contacts in Moscow are determined, we will inform you,” Peskov noted.

The developments follow a weekend of intense U.S.-Ukraine negotiations in Geneva (November 23–24) and parallel U.S.-Russia discussions in Abu Dhabi, signalling accelerated momentum toward a potential deal before the end of November.

The agreement caps a whirlwind week of diplomacy, driven by Trump's self-imposed Thanksgiving deadline (November 27) for progress on his Ukraine peace framework.

The original 28-point plan, approved by Trump on November 18, proposed freezing frontlines, Russian retention of annexed territories (Crimea, Donbas), Ukraine's permanent neutrality (no NATO), and military caps, in exchange for U.S.-led security guarantees and $50 billion in reconstruction aid. 

By Khagan Isayev