Bloomberg published recordings of telephone conversations of officials Vyacheslav Prokofiev / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Vladimir Putin and Kirill Dmitriev during a meeting with Steve Witkoff (left) in St. Petersburg, April 11, 2025.

US President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network on November 25 that he instructed his representatives to meet with the authorities of Russia and Ukraine to agree on the final version of the peace agreement between the countries. According to him, US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will go to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. At the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will meet with the Ukrainian side.

Former vice-president of Lukoil Leonid Fedun sold his stake in the oil company, Reuters reported on November 25, citing sources. According to them, Fedun sold his share at the beginning of 2025, selling about 10% of the shares, the buyer was Lukoil itself. Reuters estimates Fedun's stake was worth about $7 billion, but it is unclear whether he received that exact amount.

Written by Trump's son-in-law and friend. But it couldn’t have happened without Kirill Dmitriev either. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jared Kushner (foreground) and Steve Witkoff, July 13, 2025 The news about the draft peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that appeared last week looked strange.

ABC has released the first teaser for the continuation of the series “Scrubs,” which tells about the lives of medical workers. The video appeared on the TV show’s social networks on November 25. The 30-second video features main characters JD (Zach Braff), Christopher Turk (Donald Faison) and Elliot Reed (Sarah Chalk), as well as Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) and Parry Cox (John McGinley). The series premiere is scheduled for February 25. “Scrubs” will air on ABC and the streaming service Hulu.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case due to the work of a rehabilitation center in the Moscow region, where teenagers were detained.

A former banker who has no experience in diplomacy Office of the President of Ukraine / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, November 20, 2025 Daniel Driscoll is Vice President J.D. Vance's nominee. Their biographies are similar in many ways. They are almost the same age: Driscoll was born in 1985, Vance was born in 1984. Both grew up in the outback: Driscoll in Banner Elk, North Carolina; Vance is in Middletown, Ohio. They attended Yale Law School together and became friends there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to meet with US President Donald Trump “as soon as possible” to finalize an agreement on the terms of ending the Russian-Ukrainian war, Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian leader’s office, told Axios. According to him, the meeting may be held on Thursday, November 27. On this day in the USA they celebrate Thanksgiving Day. According to earlier Western media reports , the White House expected Zelensky to sign Trump's peace plan before Thanksgiving.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow sentenced 36-year-old local resident Solim Kamina to eight years in a general regime colony on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army and calling for activities against the security of the state, Mediazona reports . He was also banned from administering websites for four and a half years. The prosecutor's office requested nine and a half years in prison for the accused.

Paris police have detained four more suspects in connection with the Louvre robbery. One of them, judging by the publication of Le Parisien, was directly involved in the robbery. According to journalists, this is a resident of the northeastern suburb of Paris, Aubervilliers. He was arrested after a month of surveillance. He was charged with robbery and criminal conspiracy. Three more detainees are a man and two women. It is unclear what exactly they are accused of.

During a strike by Ukrainian drones on Taganrog, two experimental aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces were destroyed. OSINT project AviVector writes about this with reference to satellite image data . The A-60 and A-100LL aircraft were in the parking lot of the Beriev TANTK aviation plant, which was attacked by drones. Pro-war Russian blogger Fighterbomber also confirmed the destruction of the A-60.

Could “Minditchgate” make the Ukrainian president more amenable to negotiations? Petr David Josek / AP / Scanpix / LETA On November 10, Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities announced thefts at the state-owned company Energoatom. The loudest corruption scandal in the six years of Vladimir Zelensky’s presidency has begun.

Russian payment services, without explanation, refused to continue working with the human rights media project OVD-Info, cutting off its ability to accept one-time and regular donations in rubles. The project lost its main source of support - 12 thousand people who regularly donated to it from Russian cards. OVD-Info announced an urgent collection of regular donations from cards of foreign banks.

A Ukrainian delegation is also present in Abu Dhabi, where, as previously reported, negotiations between the United States and Russia are taking place. Axios writes about this with reference to sources. According to the publication, the Ukrainian team is headed by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov.

Why does Trump need her? And can he topple Maduro? Interview with political scientist Vladimir Ruvinsky Ronald Pena R / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Demonstration against the deployment of US troops in the Caribbean. Caracas, Venezuela. October 30, 2025 The whole world is watching how the US peace plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is changing . And of course, the question remains open what Putin will ultimately answer and whether there will be the long-awaited peace.