The Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate, with both sides exchanging heavy long-range strikes far beyond the front lines.

Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia’s southern regions reportedly killed two people, including an eight-year-old child, while debris damaged buildings in the port city of Novorossiysk. Russian authorities said their air defenses shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones over Russian territory and the Black Sea.

Ukraine, meanwhile, reported that Russian drone and missile strikes killed civilians in Kherson. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched a large wave of missiles and drones targeting areas including the Odesa region and northeastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also warned that Russia could be preparing for a new mobilisation following its September parliamentary elections. Ukrainian authorities say intelligence points to preparations for a potential large-scale recruitment drive, although Russian officials have not confirmed such a plan.

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Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk has said that Russia must be punished for war crimes, and any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours. Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with the White House.“We need peace, but not a pause that provides Russia a chance to retreat and regroup,” said the Kyiv-based human rights lawyer. A durable settlement must include NATO-like guarantees for Ukraine, she added.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-third-world-parenting-nalin-haley-calls-vivek-ramaswamy-a-creep-slams-his-reforms-1764243883515">‘Third-world parenting’: Nalin Haley calls Vivek Ramaswamy a ‘creep’, slams his reforms</a>&nbsp;Matviichuk is the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.&nbsp;She argued that clause 26 of the initial US-Russia proposal, which said, “All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future,” was particularly problematic.&nbsp;“It would ruin international law and the UN Charter [which urges refraining from attacks on neighbours] to create a precedent that would encourage other authoritarian leaders, that you can invade a country, kill people, and erase their identity, and you will be rewarded with new territories,” she said.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/-do-not-blame-volcanic-ash-from-ethiopia-for-mumbai-s-poor-aqi-bombay-hc-raps-govt-1764251444237">‘Do not blame volcanic ash from Ethiopia for Mumbai’s poor AQI’: Bombay HC raps govt</a>&nbsp;The clause has been dropped from the Ukraine-US 19-point counterproposal, but negotiations will continue into next week, when Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, visits Moscow for talks.&nbsp;“It’s naive to think Putin lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers for tiny Ukrianian cities which the majority of Russians couldn’t find on the map,” she said.&nbsp;Ukraine “deserves to be a part of Nato” and can make a strong contribution to the alliance with its enforced military experience, she added.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-call-leaked-to-disrupt-ukraine-peace-talks-deal-not-even-close-yet-kremlin-1764188955915">US call leaked to disrupt Ukraine peace talks, deal not even close yet: Kremlin</a>&nbsp;Matviichuk said a peace agreement should also protect the rights of an estimated 6 million Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territories, including 1.5 million children.&nbsp;“Russian occupation means torture, rape, filtration camps, and mass graves, yet there are zero words about these people, in the 28-point plan,” she said.&nbsp;The CCL has helped document 92,178 “probable war crimes” by Russian actors in Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow ordered the invasion of Crimea and separatists took control of parts of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Full-scale fighting erupted in February 2022 with the Russian invasion.

Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk said any amnesty would ruin international law and the UN Charter and set a bad precedent that would encourage other authoritarian leaders to invade a country, kill people, erase their identity, and be rewarded with new territories.

Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk has said that Russia must be punished for war crimes, and any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours. Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with the White House. “We need peace, but not a pause that provides Russia a chance to retreat and regroup,” said the Kyiv-based human rights lawyer. A durable settlement must include NATO-like guarantees for Ukraine, she added. Also Read: ‘Third-world parenting’: Nalin Haley calls Vivek Ramaswamy a ‘creep’, slams his reforms Matviichuk is the head of the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, which was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. She argued that clause 26 of the initial US-Russia proposal, which said, “All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future,” was particularly problematic. “It would ruin international law and the UN Charter [which urges refraining from attacks on neighbours] to create a precedent that would encourage other authoritarian leaders, that you can invade a country, kill people, and erase their identity, and you will be rewarded with new territories,” she said. Also Read: ‘Do not blame volcanic ash from Ethiopia for Mumbai’s poor AQI’: Bombay HC raps govt The clause has been dropped from the Ukraine-US 19-point counterproposal, but negotiations will continue into next week, when Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, visits Moscow for talks. “It’s naive to think Putin lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers for tiny Ukrianian cities which the majority of Russians couldn’t find on the map,” she said. Ukraine “deserves to be a part of Nato” and can make a strong contribution to the alliance with its enforced military experience, she added. Also Read: US call leaked to disrupt Ukraine peace talks, deal not even close yet: Kremlin Matviichuk said a peace agreement should also protect the rights of an estimated 6 million Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territories, including 1.5 million children. “Russian occupation means torture, rape, filtration camps, and mass graves, yet there are zero words about these people, in the 28-point plan,” she said. The CCL has helped document 92,178 “probable war crimes” by Russian actors in Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow ordered the invasion of Crimea and separatists took control of parts of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Full-scale fighting erupted in February 2022 with the Russian invasion.

Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk said any amnesty would ruin international law and the UN Charter and set a bad precedent that would encourage other authoritarian leaders to invade a country, kill people, erase their identity, and be rewarded with new territories.

‘US peace deal must punish Russian war crimes,’ says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a phone call between senior officials from the US and Russia was leaked with the intent to disrupt peace talks and added that it was premature to say that a deal to end the war in Ukraine was forthcoming soon. President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said his peace plan had been “fine-tuned” and that he had not set any deadline for an agreement after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving. Kyiv and its allies signalled that they were broadly happy with changes to the plan, though the key sticking points remained.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the leak of his conversation with Witkoff was an attempt to interfere in the peace talks. “It is unlikely that this is done to improve relations,” he said.&nbsp;Witkoff advised his Russian counterpart on how to best appeal to Trump about a peace plan and suggested setting up a call with Putin prior to a White House visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, read a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published by Bloomberg News, which said it had reviewed a recording of the call but did not say how it got access to it.&nbsp;Ushakov said he talks to Witkoff regularly, but does not comment on the content of those conversations. “Someone is leaking, someone is listening, but not us,” he said when asked. He futher said that “some of these leaks are fake,” and that his conversations with Witkoff were confidential and that leaking them to the media was “unacceptable.” He said he would discuss the leaks directly on a call with the US envoy.&nbsp;Ushakov said he makes some calls via WhatsApp, which “someone, apparently, can somehow eavesdrop on.”&nbsp;Meanwhile, Trump dismissed the controversy and said Witkoff’s reported approach on the call was “a very standard form of negotiation” and “what a dealmaker does.”&nbsp;Bloomberg also published a transcript of an Oct. 29 call between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, a close Putin adviser who has become a key figure in talks.&nbsp;&nbsp;Asked if Russia was closer to peace with Ukraine than ever before, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “It’s premature to say so.”&nbsp;The original 28-point peace plan leaked last week appeared to favour Moscow heavily, forcing Ukraine to cede territory, including areas its army currently controls. It also envisioned a reduction to Ukraine’s military and a ban on Kyiv joining NATO.

Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the leak of his conversation with Witkoff was an attempt to interfere in the peace talks. “It is unlikely that this is done to improve relations,” he said.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a phone call between senior officials from the US and Russia was leaked with the intent to disrupt peace talks and added that it was premature to say that a deal to end the war in Ukraine was forthcoming soon. President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said his peace plan had been “fine-tuned” and that he had not set any deadline for an agreement after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving. Kyiv and its allies signalled that they were broadly happy with changes to the plan, though the key sticking points remained. Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the leak of his conversation with Witkoff was an attempt to interfere in the peace talks. “It is unlikely that this is done to improve relations,” he said. Witkoff advised his Russian counterpart on how to best appeal to Trump about a peace plan and suggested setting up a call with Putin prior to a White House visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, read a transcript of the Oct. 14 call published by Bloomberg News, which said it had reviewed a recording of the call but did not say how it got access to it. Ushakov said he talks to Witkoff regularly, but does not comment on the content of those conversations. “Someone is leaking, someone is listening, but not us,” he said when asked. He futher said that “some of these leaks are fake,” and that his conversations with Witkoff were confidential and that leaking them to the media was “unacceptable.” He said he would discuss the leaks directly on a call with the US envoy. Ushakov said he makes some calls via WhatsApp, which “someone, apparently, can somehow eavesdrop on.” Meanwhile, Trump dismissed the controversy and said Witkoff’s reported approach on the call was “a very standard form of negotiation” and “what a dealmaker does.” Bloomberg also published a transcript of an Oct. 29 call between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, a close Putin adviser who has become a key figure in talks. Asked if Russia was closer to peace with Ukraine than ever before, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “It’s premature to say so.” The original 28-point peace plan leaked last week appeared to favour Moscow heavily, forcing Ukraine to cede territory, including areas its army currently controls. It also envisioned a reduction to Ukraine’s military and a ban on Kyiv joining NATO.

Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the leak of his conversation with Witkoff was an attempt to interfere in the peace talks. “It is unlikely that this is done to improve relations,” he said.

US call leaked to disrupt Ukraine peace talks, deal not even close yet: Kremlin

A draft peace proposal circulating between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow points to the most dramatic shift yet in the Ukraine war. The 28-point plan, which has US President Donald Trump's backing, could see Ukraine give up large parts of its east and accept deep limits on its military in exchange for a ceasefire. Here's all you need to know about Trump's Ukraine peace plan.<h2>A peace plan with major concessions</h2>The 28-point proposal would force Kyiv to surrender territory. Under the proposal, Ukraine would withdraw from the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and recognise them, along with Crimea, as de facto Russian territory. The southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be frozen along the current front lines. Russia controls roughly a fifth of Ukraine today, much of it battered by years of fighting.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-we-see-you-britain-accuses-russia-of-aiming-lasers-at-raf-crew-as-spy-ship-yantar-enters-uk-waters-1763608365842">'We see you': Britain accuses Russia of aiming lasers at RAF crew as spy ship Yantar enters UK waters</a><h2>No peacekeepers, no NATO troops</h2>Ukraine would also have to pledge that it'll never join NATO. The military alliance, in turn, would agree not to station troops on Ukrainian soil. Kyiv's military would be cut to about 600,000 personnel, a reduction of nearly half. Plans for a European peacekeeping mission have also been shelved, since Moscow refuses to accept foreign troops of any kind. Instead, European fighter jets would be based in Poland as a form of indirect protection.For Ukraine, these are major concessions. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects to discuss the plan with Trump "in coming days", adding that any agreement must deliver a "dignified peace" and preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty. Kyiv has long ruled out territorial concessions.<h2>Moscow gets the upper hand? Sanction relief and more</h2>The plan offers Russia a path back into the G8 and relief from Western sanctions, with a promise that penalties would return if it invades again. The only military expectation spelt out for Moscow is that it "will not invade neighbouring countries."The timing has raised eyebrows. Kyiv is dealing with a corruption scandal that has cost two ministers their posts, while Russia has intensified its offensive in the east. As the draft circulated, Moscow claimed it had retaken the eastern city of Kupiansk, a claim Ukraine denied.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-s-dc-national-guard-deployment-illegal-judge-says-he-ignored-city-authority-1763685742076">Trump’s DC National Guard deployment illegal, judge says he ignored city authority</a><h2>Did US and Russia work together on the document?</h2>Washington insists the proposal, which it called a “working document,” was not drafted with Moscow, saying envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been working "quietly" with both sides for weeks. "It seems that the Russians proposed this to the Americans, they accepted it," a senior Ukrainian source told AFP.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the proposal "a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine," insisting "The president supports this plan." According to the plan, just like Gaza, Trump wants to chair a "peace council" to oversee the ceasefire. Since returning to office, Trump’s stance on the war has swung between frustration with Vladimir Putin and public spats with Zelensky. This plan marks his most direct attempt yet to force an end to the conflict.

A 28-point peace plan backed by Trump proposes that Ukraine cede major territory, halve its army, abandon its NATO aspirations, and accept limits on foreign troops in exchange for a ceasefire. Russia, meanwhile, would get sanctions relief and a path back to the G8. Here's what we know.

A draft peace proposal circulating between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow points to the most dramatic shift yet in the Ukraine war. The 28-point plan, which has US President Donald Trump's backing, could see Ukraine give up large parts of its east and accept deep limits on its military in exchange for a ceasefire. Here's all you need to know about Trump's Ukraine peace plan. A peace plan with major concessions The 28-point proposal would force Kyiv to surrender territory. Under the proposal, Ukraine would withdraw from the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and recognise them, along with Crimea, as de facto Russian territory. The southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be frozen along the current front lines. Russia controls roughly a fifth of Ukraine today, much of it battered by years of fighting. Also read | 'We see you': Britain accuses Russia of aiming lasers at RAF crew as spy ship Yantar enters UK waters No peacekeepers, no NATO troops Ukraine would also have to pledge that it'll never join NATO. The military alliance, in turn, would agree not to station troops on Ukrainian soil. Kyiv's military would be cut to about 600,000 personnel, a reduction of nearly half. Plans for a European peacekeeping mission have also been shelved, since Moscow refuses to accept foreign troops of any kind. Instead, European fighter jets would be based in Poland as a form of indirect protection. For Ukraine, these are major concessions. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects to discuss the plan with Trump "in coming days", adding that any agreement must deliver a "dignified peace" and preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty. Kyiv has long ruled out territorial concessions. Moscow gets the upper hand? Sanction relief and more The plan offers Russia a path back into the G8 and relief from Western sanctions, with a promise that penalties would return if it invades again. The only military expectation spelt out for Moscow is that it "will not invade neighbouring countries." The timing has raised eyebrows. Kyiv is dealing with a corruption scandal that has cost two ministers their posts, while Russia has intensified its offensive in the east. As the draft circulated, Moscow claimed it had retaken the eastern city of Kupiansk, a claim Ukraine denied. Also read | Trump’s DC National Guard deployment illegal, judge says he ignored city authority Did US and Russia work together on the document? Washington insists the proposal, which it called a “working document,” was not drafted with Moscow, saying envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been working "quietly" with both sides for weeks. "It seems that the Russians proposed this to the Americans, they accepted it," a senior Ukrainian source told AFP. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the proposal "a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine," insisting "The president supports this plan." According to the plan, just like Gaza, Trump wants to chair a "peace council" to oversee the ceasefire. Since returning to office, Trump’s stance on the war has swung between frustration with Vladimir Putin and public spats with Zelensky. This plan marks his most direct attempt yet to force an end to the conflict.

A 28-point peace plan backed by Trump proposes that Ukraine cede major territory, halve its army, abandon its NATO aspirations, and accept limits on foreign troops in exchange for a ceasefire. Russia, meanwhile, would get sanctions relief and a path back to the G8. Here's what we know.

Russia gets sanction relief, Ukraine loses Donbas and military strength: Trump's 28-point peace plan revealed

The United States is set to ask Ukraine to cede major land and slice its army by more than half, according to a report citing people in the know. The new US peace proposal, as per the AFP report, echoes Russia's own maximalist terms. It surfaced on the same day a Russian strike hit the western city of Ternopil, killing 26 people, including three children. While Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike, saying the victims were people asleep in their homes, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said he was appalled by the civilian toll.<h2>What does the new Russia-Ukraine peace proposal propose?</h2>It calls for "recognition of Crimea and other regions that the Russians have taken", cutting Ukraine’s armed forces to roughly 400,000 personnel, and giving up all long-range weapons. The official who chose to stay anonymous said it was unclear whether the plan came directly from President Donald Trump or from people around him. "An important nuance is that we don't understand whether this is really Trump's story" or "his entourage's".At the same time, there is no clarity either on what Russia would offer in return. Previously, Axios reported that Moscow and Washington had been working on a secret plan to end the almost four-year-war. However, neither country has confirmed.<h2>Zelensky in Türkiye</h2>The diplomatic confusion landed just as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Turkey, hoping to draw Washington back into the peace process. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff who was expected to be there, however, skipped the talks.At the same time, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll led a Pentagon team to Kyiv for meetings with senior Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s top commander, Oleksandr Syrsky, said the talks were productive and stressed that air defence, long-range strike capability, and said: ""I once again stressed that reinforcing the protection of Ukraine’s airspace, expanding our long-range strike capabilities against enemy military targets and maintaining and stabilising the front line will undermine the offensive potential of the adversary."&nbsp;

Reports suggest the US's new peace plan echoes Russia’s terms, urging Ukraine to recognise Russian-held regions, cut its army to about 400,000 and give up long-range weapons. Here's all we know.

The United States is set to ask Ukraine to cede major land and slice its army by more than half, according to a report citing people in the know. The new US peace proposal, as per the AFP report, echoes Russia's own maximalist terms. It surfaced on the same day a Russian strike hit the western city of Ternopil, killing 26 people, including three children. While Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the strike, saying the victims were people asleep in their homes, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said he was appalled by the civilian toll. What does the new Russia-Ukraine peace proposal propose? It calls for "recognition of Crimea and other regions that the Russians have taken", cutting Ukraine’s armed forces to roughly 400,000 personnel, and giving up all long-range weapons. The official who chose to stay anonymous said it was unclear whether the plan came directly from President Donald Trump or from people around him. "An important nuance is that we don't understand whether this is really Trump's story" or "his entourage's". At the same time, there is no clarity either on what Russia would offer in return. Previously, Axios reported that Moscow and Washington had been working on a secret plan to end the almost four-year-war. However, neither country has confirmed. Zelensky in Türkiye The diplomatic confusion landed just as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Turkey, hoping to draw Washington back into the peace process. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff who was expected to be there, however, skipped the talks. At the same time, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll led a Pentagon team to Kyiv for meetings with senior Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s top commander, Oleksandr Syrsky, said the talks were productive and stressed that air defence, long-range strike capability, and said: ""I once again stressed that reinforcing the protection of Ukraine’s airspace, expanding our long-range strike capabilities against enemy military targets and maintaining and stabilising the front line will undermine the offensive potential of the adversary."

Reports suggest the US's new peace plan echoes Russia’s terms, urging Ukraine to recognise Russian-held regions, cut its army to about 400,000 and give up long-range weapons. Here's all we know.

US to push Russia's 'maximalist terms,' ask Ukraine to cede territory, halve army: Report

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