{"id":2516218,"date":"2025-12-01T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-prepares-for-kremlin-meeting-but-putin-says-deal-is-impossible\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:07:15","slug":"witkoff-prepares-for-kremlin-meeting-but-putin-says-deal-is-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-prepares-for-kremlin-meeting-but-putin-says-deal-is-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Witkoff prepares for Kremlin meeting, but Putin says deal is &#8216;impossible&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwitkoff-prepares-for-kremlin-meeting-but-putin-says-deal-is-impossible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. special envoy to the Middle east, Steve Witkoff, is scheduled to meet at the Kremlin wiht Russian officials to present an updated peace proposal aimed at resolving the conflict involving Ukraine. This new plan, developed with input from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, and a Ukrainian delegation, revises a previous controversial 28-point framework that faced criticism for making meaningful concessions to Russia. Despite the planned meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that reaching a legal agreement with ukraine is currently &#8220;unachievable,&#8221; citing the illegitimacy of the Ukrainian government and underscoring deep disagreements.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the meeting, but Putin&#8217;s remarks indicate skepticism towards the U.S.-led peace efforts. The details of the updated peace framework remain confidential, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >initial leaked plan included contentious elements<\/a> such as halting U.S. intelligence sharing, ending European arms support, territorial concessions, and limiting Ukraine&#8217;s military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates for Ukraine describe the negotiations as increasingly opaque and difficult, with Ukraine trying to maintain a position of engagement despite Russia&#8217;s inconsistent stance. Former President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,suggesting that Zelensky could be an obstacle to peace and emphasizing a more cautious approach to U.S. financial support for Ukraine&#8217;s war effort.<\/p>\n<p>meanwhile, Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss security guarantees that would accompany any peace deal, highlighting ongoing challenges related to territorial integrity, financial aid, and European and American security assurances. Rubio described the peace talks as delicate but remains cautiously optimistic about progress.the prospects for a near-term peace agreement appear uncertain amid conflicting positions from Russia and Ukraine and shifting U.S. political dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steve Witkoff prepares for Kremlin meeting, but Putin says deal is &lsquo;impossible&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2420649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. special envoy to the Middle East <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-witkoff\/\">Steve Witkoff<\/a> has an appointment at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kremlin\/\">Kremlin<\/a>, but his peace proposals seem like they will be dead on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff will fly to Moscow on Tuesday with a new plan for peace hashed out among himself, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a>, Jared Kushner, and a Ukrainian delegation that met them in Miami on Sunday. The &ldquo;updated and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warmongers-dredge-up-chamberlain-to-bash-ukraine-peace-plan\/\" title=\"...mongers Dredge Up Chamberlain To Bash ... ... ...\">refined peace framework&#038;rdquo<\/a>; replaces the initial 28-point plan floated last month, which outraged Ukrainian supporters due to its heavy-handed concessions to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902370\/trump-zelensky-corruption-scandal-andriy-yermak-not-helpful-peace-efforts\/\">Trump says Zelensky corruption scandal &#8216;not helpful&#8217; for peace efforts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3902240\/rubio-hails-ukraine-peace-talks-miami\/\">Rubio hails &#8216;very productive&#8217; Ukraine peace talks in Miami, but work remains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3902132\/pope-leo-two-state-solution-israel-palestine\/\">Pope Leo says two-state solution &#8216;only solution&#8217; to Israel-Palestine conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Monday that the &ldquo;meeting with Witkoff is planned for tomorrow&rdquo; during the &ldquo;second half of the day&rdquo; &mdash; but just last week, Putin declared at a security summit in Kyrgyzstan that striking any deal with Ukraine is &ldquo;impossible legally&rdquo; at the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Broadly speaking, of course, we ultimately want to reach an agreement with Ukraine. But right now, this is practically impossible,&rdquo; the Russian leader said, reemphasizing his belief that the Ukrainian government is illegitimate and therefore unable to make deals with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/moscow\">Moscow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff shake hands during their meeting on Aug. 6, 2025, at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;In general, we agree that this could form the basis for future agreements, but it would be rude of me to talk about any final versions now, since there are none,&rdquo; Putin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/putin-says-us-ukraine-text-could-form-basis-future-peace-agreement-2025-11-27\/\">said<\/a>, paying light lip service to the U.S.-led efforts for peace. &ldquo;Some things are fundamental in nature, and in general, we see that the American side is taking into account our position, which was discussed before Anchorage and after Alaska.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Russian president&rsquo;s comments do not bode well for the U.S.-led proposal, the updated tenets of which have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Klain, deputy director for policy and strategy at advocacy group Razom for Ukraine, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that negotiations have entered a &ldquo;confusing and much more opaque situation&rdquo; than when the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3895931\/ukraine-allies-concerns-peace-plan-negotiators\/\">28-point plan<\/a> was first revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked document, made public last month, included a cutoff of American intelligence sharing and an end to European-financed weapons packages &mdash; as well as significant territorial concessions and a limit on Ukraine&rsquo;s military capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Klain told the <em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner<\/em> that Ukraine&rsquo;s strategy in negotiations is to always sit down at the table and participate, allowing Russia to frustrate the United States with its perpetual reneging.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine has to present itself as the party that is always ready to say yes to [President] Donald Trump here,&rdquo; Klain said. Trump has &ldquo;been clear that he does see Zelensky as the obstacle to peace at times and is obviously much more willing to exert pressure on Ukraine than Russia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so Ukraine just does not want to give any excuse for the White House to turn its sites back on Kyiv rather than Moscow,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s fickle attitude toward Ukraine was highlighted during a Monday press conference, in which White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902370\/trump-zelensky-corruption-scandal-andriy-yermak-not-helpful-peace-efforts\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-weary-calls-mount-to-scale-down-us-role-in-russia-ukraine-conflict\/\" title=\"...-Weary: Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in ...-... Conflict\">recent corruption scandal<\/a><\/a> that threatened to undermine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s political strength domestically and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The president &ldquo;does not want to see American tax dollars taken advantage of, which is why he has stopped the endless checks that were being written by the previous administration to fund this war,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>She called the current arrangement of U.S. weapons being sold to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3897422\/nato-chief-mark-rutte-trump-ukraine-plan-peace-russia\/\">NATO<\/a> for use in Ukraine a &ldquo;very different thing than the American people writing blank checks to a war effort very far away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It does not degrade the administration&rsquo;s determination to see this war comes to an end, but I think it exemplifies the president&rsquo;s desire to always put the American people and the American taxpayer first,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zelensky met with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\">French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> at the &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace on Monday, speaking extensively about hypothetical &ldquo;security guarantees&rdquo; if the U.S.-led peace plan is finalized.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, hug each other after a joint press conference on Monday, Dec 1, 2025, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo\/Christophe Ena, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a post-meeting press conference, Zelensky told the press that &ldquo;three main components&rdquo; remain problematic in ensuring Ukrainian sovereignty following a deal and that officials &ldquo;need to be very cautious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He called the &ldquo;territorial issue&rdquo; the &ldquo;most difficult&rdquo; point &mdash; referencing proposed swaps of land and concessions of Ukrainian territory in exchange for peace. He also touched on the necessity of financial support and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3898642\/europe-troops-ukraine-day-peace-deal-signed-russia\/\">security guarantees from Europe<\/a> and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio called the negotiation process &ldquo;delicate&rdquo; and &ldquo;complicated&rdquo; while speaking to the press on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902370\/trump-zelensky-corruption-scandal-andriy-yermak-not-helpful-peace-efforts\/\">TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY CORRUPTION SCANDAL &lsquo;NOT HELPFUL&rsquo; FOR PEACE EFFORTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We continue to be realistic about how difficult this is, but optimistic, particularly given the fact that as we&rsquo;ve made progress, I think there is a shared vision here that this is not just about ending the war,&rdquo; the secretary of state said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has accused Russia multiple times of &ldquo;tapping along&rdquo; U.S. negotiators, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3468223\/trump-encouraging-pivot-putin\/\">complaining in July<\/a> that the White House gets &ldquo;a lot of bulls*** thrown at us by&nbsp;Putin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witkoff heads to Kremlin, but Putin calls deal &#8216;impossible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2516219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25334302846838.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68020,3817,68019,3733,44704],"class_list":["post-2516218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deal-impossible","tag-diplomacy","tag-kremlin-meeting","tag-putin","tag-witkoff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25334302846838.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516218\/revisions\/2516222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}