Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is returning home following the cancellation of a planned meeting with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Brussels, according to sources cited in an update on X.com. Sources described the Brussels meeting as an "evolving idea, not a set plan," and indicated that the U.S. envoys, Witkoff and Kushner, were not expected to meet with Zelenskyy even before their discussions in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded. The Kremlin claimed that Witkoff and Kushner "promised" to head directly to Washington after their talks with Putin. The U.S. envoys are not at the presidential level, and meeting them would not require Zelenskyy to travel out of his way, according to the source. This development occurs while Ukrainian official Rustem Umerov is meeting European officials in Brussels today, December 3rd, 2025, to discuss outcomes from the U.S.-Russia talks. Earlier on December 3rd, Russian aide Yuri Ushakov stated that there is no compromise plan for ending the war in Ukraine following the U.S. envoys' meetings in Moscow, indicating that Russian efforts are focused on delaying negotiations, according to a translation of a video from the X account wartranslated. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated on December 3rd that allied countries must collectively provide over $1 billion per month next year to purchase U.S.-supplied offensive and defensive weapons for Ukraine through the PURL program, emphasizing that continued weapon flow is a primary method for pressuring Russia to compromise in peace negotiations. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 3rd, discussing the Ukraine-Russia war and Turkey's efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace.
