Today is Saturday, November 29, and here are the top stories of the week:
– New US–Ukraine framework aims to rebalance the Geneva peace talks
– Russian drone attack in Kharkiv kills four and injures 17
– Ukrainian drones hit a bromine plant and power infrastructure in occupied Crimea
– Ukrainian forces clear central Pokrovsk amid Russia’s push in Donbas
– Major Russian airstrike strikes Kyiv, plus drone incursions into Romania and Moldova
– Leaked recordings expose discussion between Steve Witkoff and top Kremlin officials
– Serbia prepares to take over a Russian-owned refinery under sanctions
– Putin issues a new ultimatum demanding Ukrainian withdrawal
– US weighs “deal first, guarantees later” approach
– Moldova summons Russia’s ambassador after another drone violation
– Andriy Yermak resigns following a corruption probe
– Viktor Orbán meets Putin in Moscow
– Belgium pushes back against the EU reparations loan proposal