Ukraine Peace Talks: Drone Ballet & Putinâs Anchorage Drama
KEY POINTS
- â˘Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday to unexpectedly join Ukrainian and Russian talks.
- â˘Ukraine and the U.S. narrowed a draft peace plan from 28 to 19 points after talks last Sunday in Geneva.
- â˘Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted the plan respects prior Trump-Putin Anchorage agreements.
- â˘Russia launched 460 drones and 22 ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight, with Ukraine responding by firing 250 drones back.
In a diplomat-speed thriller unfolding in Abu Dhabi, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll crash-landed Ukrainian-Russian talks originally meant for intel chiefs. Since last Tuesday, U.S.-Ukraine negotiations trimmed a 28-point peace draft to 19, with Gen. Kyrylo Budanov joining the confab. Meanwhile, Russiaâs Lavrov theatrically warned the plan must vibe with Trump-Putin Anchorage accords, or else. Zelensky's guy Rustem Umerov promises a November U.S. stop with Trump to seal the dealâdate pending, because apparently love letters take time. Amid this, Russia launched a jaw-dropping 460 drones plus 22 ballistic missiles at Kyiv, killing at least six, while Ukraine shot back 250 dronesâtalk about a drone rave FOMO.
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When peace talks look like a surprise party crash and drone warfare becomes a numbers game, the 28-point plan just got ghosted by reality.
Nothing says diplomacy like last-minute party crashers, 28-point checklists, and drone traffic jams over Kyiv.
Russia and Ukraineâs drone wars could use a ceasefire on Twitterâthese guys are out-gif-ing the negotiations.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/25/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid
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