""The idea of ending the war by making some concessions to Russia will not work. On the contrary, it would only encourage Russia to continue its expansion in various directions," Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser in the Ukrainian presidential office, told Current Time on December 1."
""Some more or less clear compromise version of [US President Donald] Trump's peace initiative will be on the table," he added, referring to a plan proposed by the White House in mid-November that has led to the current burst of diplomacy."
"European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on December 1 that "it could be a pivotal week" for peace efforts."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris on December 1 to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at finding conditions for a just and lasting peace. The visit followed productive Florida talks between US and Ukrainian delegations. Ukrainian adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak warned that ending the war through concessions to Russia would encourage further expansion. The White House initially proposed a 28-point plan that alarmed Ukrainian officials and prompted a 19-point Ukrainian plan, leaving key issues such as parts of Donbas, NATO aspirations, and potential caps on Kyiv's forces unresolved. US envoy Steve Witkoff was scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin on December 2.
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