Ukraine’s allies to meet at G20 summit after Zelenskyy warns of ‘impossible choice’ over Trump plan to end war – live | Ukraine

A. Ukrainian Drone attack targeting energy facilities Russia‘s Samara regionkilled two people in the southern city SyzranThe regional governor said on Saturday.

The attack was repelled by air defense forces. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev According to Reuters, he wrote to Russia’s state-backed Max messenger application.

Two more people were injured and receiving medical care, the governor said.

In case you missed it Volodymyr ZelenskyyHis reaction to the call made yesterday with his Western allies FrancePresident of, Emmanuel Macron, Germanychancellor, Friedrich MerzAnd England‘s Keir Starmerhere is a post from my colleague Yakup Krupa:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent In his reaction to the call, he thanked the leaders for their “principled support to Ukraine and all our people.”

He said the leaders “appreciate the efforts of the United States, President Trump and his team to end this war” and are working on it. WE document.

“This must be a plan that guarantees a real and honorable peace,” he says, adding, again pointedly, that the four leaders want to ensure that Ukraine’s “principled positions are taken into account.”

“We coordinated the next steps and agreed that our teams would work together at the relevant levels,” he said.

England Prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to meet Ukrainian‘s allies Johannesburg G20 summit on Saturday in order to “strengthen” WE-A draft plan for ending the war was prepared Russia.

It sounds like this Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine is facing one of the most difficult moments in its history, he said on Friday. Donald Trump requested Kyiv Within days he accepts a US-backed “peace plan” that will force him to cede territory to Russia and make other painful concessions.

Including Western allies FrancePresident of, Emmanuel Macron, Germanychancellor, Friedrich Merzand Britain’s Keir Starmer spoke to Zelenskyy on Friday in a show of solidarity. They reiterated their support for Kiev and said any agreement to end the conflict must be truly fair and take into account Ukraine’s own red lines.

US officials have stated that the US president is pursuing an “aggressive timeline” to end the conflict and intends to put unprecedented pressure on Kiev. Trump confirmed on Friday morning that next Thursday (Thanksgiving in the US) would be an “acceptable” deadline for Zelenskyy to sign the deal. Europe and Ukrainian officials said it amounted to “surrender.”

Trump is also threatening to cut off vital intelligence sharing and arms supplies if Ukraine does not reach a deal, according to reports.

We will bring you updates on the G20 summit meeting as well as other Ukraine-Russia news as it becomes available.

Here are some other important developments:

• Vladimir Putin said it would be unrealistic if Ukraine did not accept the US plan to end the war. “Ukraine is against it. It seems that Ukraine and its European allies are still delusional and dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield”. The Russian President’s positive response added weight to the views of European and Ukrainian officials that the agreement amounted to “surrender”.

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the agreement, saying that Ukraine was facing one of the most difficult moments in its history. Adoption of the US-Russia plan would force him to give up his lands and make other painful concessions, Zelenskyy said Ukraine could remain “deprived of freedom, dignity and justice” A somber 10-minute speech outside the presidential palace on Friday.

• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has warned that it matters how the Ukraine war ends. “Russia’s war against Ukraine is an existential threat to Europe. We all want this war to end. But how it ends is important. Russia has no legal right to receive any concessions from the country it occupies. Ultimately, Ukraine will decide the terms of any agreement.”

• A Ukrainian drone strike targeted energy facilities in Russia’s Samara region, killing two people in the southern city of Syzran, the regional governor said on Saturday. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev wrote on Russia’s state-backed Max messenger application that the attack was repelled by air defense forces.

• US officials and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about last month’s meeting of Trump administration representatives with Kirill Dmitriev, A Russian ambassador to the United States. A plan to end the war in Ukraine will be drafted, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The meeting, which took place in Miami at the end of October, was attended by special envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Dmitriev, who manages the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), one of Russia’s largest sovereign wealth funds.