"Russia claimed it had captured a strategic city in Ukraine's Donbas region, an announcement that appeared timed to a critical Kremlin meeting with visiting US officials trying to finalize a peace deal. Ukrainian officials denied the claim, made by Russia's top military commander to President Vladimir Putin in a video released on December 1. The Ukrainian military corps fighting in Pokrovsk told Reuters on December 2 that Ukrainian forces were holding the northern part of the city."
"Putin was scheduled to host White House special envoy Steve Witkoff later on December 2, amid a flurry of efforts to find a resolution to end Russia's nearly four-year war on Ukraine. The meeting -- Witkoff's sixth with Putin since January -- followed the release of a US-drafted peace plan that was seen as heavily favorable to Russia. Ukrainian officials have scrambled, meeting top US officials in Geneva and trying water down Russian hard-line positions."
Russian military leadership claimed capture of the city of Pokrovsk in Donbas, releasing a video of General Valery Gerasimov reporting battlefield gains to President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian officials denied the claim, saying forces held northern parts of the city while conducting attacks in the southern sector where Russian troops prevail. The video was released on December 1 ahead of a December 2 meeting between Putin and White House special envoy Steve Witkoff amid diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year war. The meeting followed a US-drafted peace plan seen as favorable to Russia, and Ukrainian leaders have urged US officials to moderate Russian demands.
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