Here are the key events from day 1,366 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 21 Nov 202521 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Friday, November 21:Diplomacy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said he had “officially received a draft plan from the American side, which, according to the American side, can intensify diplomacy” to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy also said, in a post on Facebook, that he had discussed “options for achieving real peace”, as well as “sequencing of our work and formats for dialogue [and] new impulses for diplomacy”, during a meeting with United States Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv on Thursday.
Zelenskyy’s office said the Ukrainian president had “agreed to work on the points of the plan in such a way that it would provide a dignified end to the war” during his meeting with Driscoll.
Zelenskyy’s updates followed news reports that the US and Russia have drafted a new framework to end the Russia-Ukraine war, including a 28-point plan from US President Donald Trump.
“It is a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine, and we believe it should be acceptable to both sides. And we are working hard to get it done,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Commenting on the reported plan ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday, EU foreign policy head Kaja Kallas told reporters: “Of course, for any plan to work, it needs Ukrainians and Europeans on board.”
News of the US-Russia framework plan came as Ukraine convened a United Nations Security Council meeting following a deadly Russian attack on Ukraine’s Ternopil on Wednesday.
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the UNSC meeting, “It is imperative to end this war and begin the process of rebuilding,” as Ukraine approaches its fourth winter “since Russia launched its invasion”.
Waltz also said that the US, including Trump, had “invested at the highest levels … to end this war”, promising “generous terms for Russia, including sanctions relief”, and …