Russian, Ukrainian military services report launching strikes on each other's military infrastructure - Anadolu Ajansı

President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a marathon round of Ukraine peace talks Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin — though they ended with a statement from the Kremlin that parts of the proposal remain “unacceptable.

The Trump White House said in its newly published national security strategy that the U.S. is “at odds” with its European allies in NATO over their “unrealistic expectations” for the Ukraine war, and sharply criticized them for “subversion of democratic processes” to squash opposition that wants a quicker peace with Russia.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to successfully repel Russian attempts to advance along the entire frontline. Since the start of 5 December, fighting has remained intense, the enemy has suffered significant losses,

President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Turkey is telling Russia, Ukraine, and all other parties to keep energy infrastructure out of their conflict and wants energy flows to continue uninterrupted, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said after a series of attacks off Turkey's Black Sea coast.

Speaking to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Friday, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov praised Kushner as potentially playing an important role in ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ushakov also took part in Tuesday’s talks at the Kremlin.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.