Victory Chronicles-DAY 1370

A draft peace plan that was championed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s team has been reduced from 28 points to 19 following a new round of discussions in Geneva on Nov. 23, diplomats familiar with the talks told The Financial Times. The initiative, which had been developed without Ukrainian participation, has already drawn sharp scrutiny in Europe because earlier versions closely mirrored key maximalist Kremlin demands.

According to people briefed on the meeting, negotiators removed several provisions, though they did not disclose which ones. The talks are part of a broader effort by Washington and Moscow to restart stalled discussions on ending Russia’s full-scale war, now in its fourth year.

European governments are preparing their own response. Diplomats from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, and possibly Poland, Finland and NATO’s secretary-general are expected to meet in the coming days to shape a counterproposal that does not force Kyiv into concessions it has long rejected.

One European diplomat said the aim is simple: offer something that protects Ukraine’s sovereignty rather than locks in Russia’s gains.

Reuters: Russia’s oil and gas revenue set to fall 35 percent in November. Russia’s monthly revenue from oil and gas could drop about 35 percent this month compared with the same month last year, falling to roughly 520 billion rubles ($6.59 billion), Reuters reported, citing its own calculations. The decline comes as global oil prices ease and the ruble strengthens, squeezing the Kremlin’s most important cash cow.

Oil and gas revenue accounts for about one-quarter of Russia’s federal budget, funding everything from social spending to the war against Ukraine. The news agency estimated that November revenue will also be about 7.4 percent lower than in October.

Number of injured rises in Dnipro climbs to 15 after overnight Russian drone attack. The number of civilians seeking medical help in the southeastern city Dnipro has risen to 15 after a Russian drone strike sparked fires in a high-rise building on Nov. 23, regional officials said. The attack shook a residential district in the city, sending families scrambling through smoke-filled hallways in the middle of the night.

Doctors say three people remain hospitalized: two women, ages 52 and 64 years, and a 48-year-old man. One woman is being treated for smoke inhalation; the others suffered head injuries and deep cuts. All are in moderate condition. The rest of the injured, including an 11-year-old girl, are recovering at home.

Local officials say emergency crews are still checking damaged apartments and helping families whose homes were left unsafe.

Ukrainian drones hit chemical plant and power substation in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian long-range drones struck a chemical plant that is used for military purposes and a key power substation in the occupied Crimean city of Krasnoperekopsk overnight on Nov. 22-23, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Maj. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, said.

Brovdi reported that the drones hit the Brom chemical plant, a facility tied to Russia’s military-industrial network, and the Krasnoperekopsk substation, one of the main energy hubs that feed the occupied peninsula. Videos posted by his unit showed bright explosions and secondary fires, suggesting significant damage.

According to him, the strike was carried out by drones of the 1st Unmanned Systems Center, which is formerly of the 14th SBS Regiment.

Key Takeaways

1. U.S. and Ukrainian officials indicated that the initially reported U.S.-proposed 28-point peace plan is not final and is currently undergoing changes.
2. European leaders are reportedly working on a counterproposal to the initial US-proposed 28-point peace plan.
3. Russian officials and ultranationalist voices continued to reject any peace plan, including the initial U.S.-proposed 28-point plan, that does not achieve Russia’s longstanding demands for the destruction of Ukrainian statehood and the weakening of the NATO alliance.
4. The Kremlin is aggrandizing recent Russian military activity to push Ukraine and the West to surrender the territory in Donetsk Oblast that Russian forces are unlikely to seize without several years of campaigning.
5. The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains serious and dynamic as Russian forces continue to advance to close the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket and Ukrainian forces continue counterattacks.
6. Ukrainian forces are also conducting tactical-level air interdiction lines of effort against Russian logistics that support the Pokrovsk effort.
7. Russian forces recently advanced near Lyman, Pokrovsk, in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, and in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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• WP: Trump does not delve into details of his administration’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine
• FT: Europe fears Trump may halt all US support for Ukraine
• DW: Merz rejects Russia’s return to the G7, as proposed in the US “peace plan”
• Axios: In Geneva, Americans accuse Ukrainians of leaking negative details about the plan
• Zelenskyy: Russia is trying to ensure it can wage war even longer, and not only against Ukraine
• Bloomberg: US ‘peace plan’ drafted by Kremlin special envoy, his US counterpart and Trump’s son-in-law
• Trump accuses Ukraine of being ungrateful for US peace efforts
• Ukraine’s allies consider how to fill intelligence gaps if US backs out