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Day 1,370.

Today, as the United States holds secret talks with separate Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi, we unpack the emerging 19-point peace plan – and react live on air to breaking reports that President Zelensky has agreed to the framework of a potential deal. We then gauge the mood in Europe’s capitals: is this a moment of quiet strategy and resolution, or rising panic as the diplomatic landscape shifts beneath their feet?


Contributors

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Zelensky ‘agrees’ to Trump’s amended peace deal (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/25/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news5338/ 


Trump and Zelensky set for crunch talks on peace plan (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/24/trump-zelensky-ukraine-peace-plan-talks/ 


Battle for Ukraine splits Trump’s top team (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/11/25/ukraines-future-depends-who-wins-battle-white-house/ 


How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world (Axios):

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/trump-ukraine-plan-28-points-back-story 


Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Defence Minister says

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-deploy-missiles-to-island-near-taiwan-defence-minister-says 


US and Ukraine draft new 19-point peace plan but defer biggest decisions (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/883e5a47-430c-4fc2-85ee-cd6af9bb599d


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