Posted on 11/25/2025 11:10:52 AM PST by SmokingJoe
Multiple reports in American mainstream media, echoed by Ukrainian state news, indicated on Tuesday that U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is holding meetings with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to discuss a U.S.-proposed end to the Ukraine invasion.
Reports from Reuters, CBS News, and the Associated Press, among others, suggested that talks have begun between American and Russian officials to refine what began as a 28-point peace plan presented by Washington last week. The Ukrainian state media outlet Ukrinform did not independently verify the report, but shared the report citing the American news outlets, suggesting its accuracy.
“Secretary Driscoll met with members of the Russian delegation [Monday night] for several hours in Abu Dhabi,” an anonymous U.S. official allegedly told CBS News, according to Ukrinform. “He is scheduled to meet with them again throughout the day [Tuesday] to discuss the peace process and rapidly move the peace negotiations forward.”
The White House has not confirmed those reports at press time. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took questions about the alleged talks with American officials on Tuesday, but did not offer any concrete information. Lavrov confirmed that the Russian government was in possession of the latest version of the Ukraine peace deal, but stated that officials “received it through unofficial channels,” rather than through either America or Ukraine.
“Our American colleagues have not yet provided us with the version the media are speculating about,” Lavrov claimed, according to the Russian news agency Tass.
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For decades, America and Russia agreed that Ukraine would never be brought into NATO.
Then Kamala Harris spoke at the Munich Security Conference in 2022 and said Ukraine should become a part of NATO.
The war started just days later.
The Biden regime instigated this war.
President Trump is restoring peace.
https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1993320086409490453?t=nJ5IR7ZaIVUpXjM4pyRetg&s=19
“Our American colleagues have not yet provided us with the version the media are speculating about,” Lavrov claimed, according to the Russian news agency Tass.
And that’s that. When the deal is signed by Zelensky, it will be sent, and this is not going to get past Wittkof unless the “deal” is what he and Dmetriev created. Surprisingly, Rubio agreed that this was IT. This was the American proposal.
All this other stuff is media manufacture.
If Zelensky signs the deal by Thursday, with the territory cede and NATO denial, then it will go to Moscow, who will have to swallow the unpleasant pill of allowing a non pro-Russian govt in Kiev.
it makes one wonder if Rubio knows what he’s doing....
Lavrov also mentioned that it must substantially be what was agree to at Alaska Summit. WAs Dmetriev a key player there?
Dmetriev was in Alaska. Witkoff met with him several times in Russia, including at the SPIEF in summer.
He knows what he is doing.
Whether it is successful or not remains to be seen...the other actors get a vote in that.
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