Day: December 6, 2025

President Volodymyr Zelensky says that territory remains the “most difficult” issue in the ongoing peace talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says the Trump administration’s controversial 28-point plan “could serve as the basis for a final peace settlement.” He continues to insist that Ukraine withdraw from the parts of the Donbas region it still holds. Ukraine has so far refused to cede the territory, despite coming under pressure from Washington. Though the most recent meeting between Russian and U.S. negotiators failed to resolve the impasse, both Kyiv and Moscow appear to be shifting their positions to focus on territory as their main red line. Using maps, graphs, and military theory, Meduza analyzes where each side stands and what it might take to end the war.

Ukrainian partisan agents conducted reconnaissance of the Russian 12th anti-aircraft missile regiment in occupied Sevastopol, gathering intelligence on military equipment and personnel locations.