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Last week, we asked our Russian-language readers what they think of the new peace plan proposed by the Trump administration to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Here are some of the responses, translated into English.
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‘There is no such thing as a just peace’: Meduza’s Russian-language readers react to Trump’s Ukraine–Russia peace plan — Meduza
Last week, we asked our Russian-language readers what they think of the new peace plan proposed by the Trump administration to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Hundreds of letters have come…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Last week, we asked our Russian-language readers what they think of the new peace plan proposed by the Trump administration to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Here are some of the responses, translated into English.
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Russia is reshaping monuments in occupied Ukraine — restoring Soviet-era sites, adding new symbols, and erasing Ukrainian memorials — to cast the invasion as the latest chapter in a shared “historic mission” and legitimize its rule. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russia is remaking occupied Ukraine’s monuments to legitimize the invasion and propagate a shared history — Meduza
In occupied parts of Ukraine, Russia has been busy creating, rebuilding, and demolishing a large number of monuments. According to Ukrainian historian Yurii Latysh, this activity fits a clear…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Russia is reshaping monuments in occupied Ukraine — restoring Soviet-era sites, adding new symbols, and erasing Ukrainian memorials — to cast the invasion as the latest chapter in a shared “historic mission” and legitimize its rule. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Young women across Russia’s regions are confronting the fallout of an increasingly pronatalist state and its tightening restrictions on reproductive rights. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
17-year-old college student gives birth in bathroom stall and leaves baby wrapped on floor. Hospitals in her region of Russia have stopped offering abortions. — Meduza
Students at a teachers’ college dormitory in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai found a newborn baby on the floor of a bathroom stall this weekend. The child’s mother, a 17-year-old pupil at the school, had…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Young women across Russia’s regions are confronting the fallout of an increasingly pronatalist state and its tightening restrictions on reproductive rights. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
“People who work with Putin know that the main thing for him is always his image, and that in an effort to save face, he — the leader of a nuclear power — won’t stop at anything,” journalist @faridaily.bsky.social tells Meduza. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Journalist Farida Rustamova explains how Russia’s elites went from dreading war to fearing peace — Meduza
In his 2024 state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin declared that the word “elite” had lost much of its credibility. “Those who have done nothing for society and consider themselves a caste with…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“People who work with Putin know that the main thing for him is always his image, and that in an effort to save face, he — the leader of a nuclear power — won’t stop at anything,” journalist @faridaily.bsky.social tells Meduza. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Since Trump’s “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine surfaced last week, the proposal has undergone revisions, stirred debate over who wrote it, and prompted a counterproposal from several European allies. Here’s what you need to know.
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U.S. push for a Russia–Ukraine deal shows progress as Thanksgiving deadline nears: the latest on Trump’s ‘peace plan’ — Meduza
In the days since the Trump administration’s controversial “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine surfaced last week, the proposal has undergone revisions, stirred debate over who wrote it, and prompted…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Since Trump’s “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine surfaced last week, the proposal has undergone revisions, stirred debate over who wrote it, and prompted a counterproposal from several European allies. Here’s what you need to know.
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Russia has a new dictionary meant to reflect the country’s “traditional values.” Authoritarianism? The “most effective form of governance.” Limitrophe? A “buffer state” between Russia and Western Europe. See for yourself.
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Russia’s new state dictionary calls authoritarianism the ‘most effective’ form of government and bans the word ‘ass’ — Meduza
In April, Russia introduced a new Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the Russian Federation, compiled at St. Petersburg State University and immediately added to the official list…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Russia has a new dictionary meant to reflect the country’s “traditional values.” Authoritarianism? The “most effective form of governance.” Limitrophe? A “buffer state” between Russia and Western Europe. See for yourself.
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After a month in custody, St. Petersburg street musician Diana “Naoko” Loginova was released over the weekend and has reportedly fled Russia.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
After a month in custody, St. Petersburg street musician Diana “Naoko” Loginova was released over the weekend and has reportedly fled Russia.
“I cannot call it a peace plan. It’s a reward to an aggressor, a reward to a dictator.” Pro-democracy activist Natalia Arno of the Free Russia Foundation weighs in on what Putin stands to gain from the latest peace proposal on the table. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
What does Trump’s peace plan mean for Putin? It’s ‘a reward to a dictator,’ says Free Russia Foundation’s Natalia Arno. — Meduza
Members of the Trump administration are sending mixed messages about the new, 28-point peace plan drafted by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev. On Friday, President Donald…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“I cannot call it a peace plan. It’s a reward to an aggressor, a reward to a dictator.” Pro-democracy activist Natalia Arno of the Free Russia Foundation weighs in on what Putin stands to gain from the latest peace proposal on the table. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
New: Meduza talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about what the Trump admin’s new peace plan means for the transatlantic alliance. “In my mind, it serves only one side, and that is the Russians,” she said. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith explains why Trump’s Ukraine–Russia peace plan is a test for the transatlantic alliance — Meduza
The Trump administration’s new plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine contains four points concerning NATO, even though the alliance played no part in drafting it. In addition to ruling out…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New: Meduza talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith about what the Trump admin’s new peace plan means for the transatlantic alliance. “In my mind, it serves only one side, and that is the Russians,” she said. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Putin’s war reshaped Russia’s elite, making them fear peace most of all. On the latest Naked Pravda, Meduza’s @eilishhart.bsky.social talks with journalist @faridaily.bsky.social about the pressure, the paranoia, and what a post-war future could unleash. meduza.io/en/episodes/...
Russia’s elites once dreaded war. Now, they fear peace. — Meduza
In his 2024 state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin declared that the word “elite” had lost much of its credibility. Russia’s “real elite,” he said, are those who serve their country: “the…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Putin’s war reshaped Russia’s elite, making them fear peace most of all. On the latest Naked Pravda, Meduza’s @eilishhart.bsky.social talks with journalist @faridaily.bsky.social about the pressure, the paranoia, and what a post-war future could unleash. meduza.io/en/episodes/...
Moscow’s frozen assets are central to Trump’s peace plan — a long shot given Putin’s hard line. Europe remains split over how to handle the funds, and the whole initiative may hinge on the real cost of prolonging the war for the Kremlin. meduza.io/en/cards/tru...
Trump wants Russia to surrender its frozen assets. Here’s why Putin likely won’t do it — and why he just might. — Meduza
On November 20, Axios published the draft text of the Trump administration’s latest plan to end the Russian–Ukrainian war. One of the most detailed sections of the document is point 14, which…
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November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Moscow’s frozen assets are central to Trump’s peace plan — a long shot given Putin’s hard line. Europe remains split over how to handle the funds, and the whole initiative may hinge on the real cost of prolonging the war for the Kremlin. meduza.io/en/cards/tru...
Thousands of Russia’s orphans have been sent to fight in Ukraine, many drawn in by promises of finally receiving the housing they were already entitled to. Many don’t survive long enough to get it.
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Promises of housing and stability are luring Russia’s orphans into the war in Ukraine — Meduza
Thousands of Russia’s orphans have been sent to fight in Ukraine, many drawn in by promises of finally receiving the housing they were already entitled to. While officials won’t say how many have…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thousands of Russia’s orphans have been sent to fight in Ukraine, many drawn in by promises of finally receiving the housing they were already entitled to. Many don’t survive long enough to get it.
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“Ukraine may now be facing a very difficult choice: either to lose its dignity or to risk losing a key partner,” Zelensky told Ukrainians on Friday.
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‘One of the toughest moments in our history’: Zelensky addresses Ukrainians as Trump’s ‘peace plan’ looms — Meduza
Right now, we’re living through one of the toughest moments in our history. Ukraine is facing an extremely difficult choice: either lose our dignity or risk losing a key partner. Either accept a hard…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Ukraine may now be facing a very difficult choice: either to lose its dignity or to risk losing a key partner,” Zelensky told Ukrainians on Friday.
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⚡️ Vladimir Putin has made his first public comments about Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan in Ukraine. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
In his first public comments, Putin says Trump’s 28-point peace plan wasn’t discussed ‘substantively’ with Moscow but could serve as ‘basis for a final peace settlement’ — Meduza
In his first public comments on the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said on Friday that an early version of the White House’s proposals was part…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
⚡️ Vladimir Putin has made his first public comments about Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan in Ukraine. meduza.io/en/news/2025...
Here’s how journalists, politicians, and analysts have reacted to the full version of Trump’s latest “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine.
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‘Legions of devils in the details’: The world reacts to Trump’s full Russia–Ukraine ‘peace plan’ — Meduza
Over the past few days, media outlets around the world have been focused on a new plan to bring peace between Russia and Ukraine. First, it emerged that the plan was being prepared in secret…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here’s how journalists, politicians, and analysts have reacted to the full version of Trump’s latest “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine.
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Update: The bodies of three more people, including two children, have been recovered from the site of Russia’s strike on Ternopil on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 31. Another 13 people are still missing.
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Over 30 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Ternopil, others may be trapped under rubble See photographs from the scene — Meduza
Russian drone and missile strikes hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil overnight, killing at least 25 people, including three children, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Wednesday. Two…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Update: The bodies of three more people, including two children, have been recovered from the site of Russia’s strike on Ternopil on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 31. Another 13 people are still missing.
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The Trump administration has a new peace plan for Ukraine. This one is reportedly the work of two diplomatic amateurs, messieurs Dmitriev and Witkoff. Let's take a stroll down memory lane to remember how they got here. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A friendly reminder: Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan is the work of two diplomatic amateurs, Kirill Dmitriev and Steve Witkoff — Meduza
On November 19, reports surfaced that Russia and the United States were quietly drafting a new plan to end the war in Ukraine. Later that day, several of the plan’s details became public, indicating…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Trump administration has a new peace plan for Ukraine. This one is reportedly the work of two diplomatic amateurs, messieurs Dmitriev and Witkoff. Let's take a stroll down memory lane to remember how they got here. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Trump has unveiled a new plan to end Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. Let’s review the timeline of various proposals over the years and compare them with what we know is currently on the table. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
In nearly four years of full-scale war, these are the major initiatives to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including Trump’s latest peace plan — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a new plan to end Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. In fits and starts, Trump has been negotiating for a ceasefire or peace treaty between Moscow and…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump has unveiled a new plan to end Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. Let’s review the timeline of various proposals over the years and compare them with what we know is currently on the table. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A new “peace plan” quietly drafted by U.S. and Russian officials — without any input from Kyiv — largely echoes the Kremlin’s maximalist demands. Almost no one in Ukraine, the West, or even in Russia appears to consider it realistic.
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‘Outright capitulation’: Reactions to Trump’s new ‘peace plan’ for Russia and Ukraine are in — and they’re mostly negative — Meduza
On November 19, several Western media outlets published details of a new “peace plan” quietly drafted by U.S. and Russian officials. The 28-point document, which was drawn up without input from…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A new “peace plan” quietly drafted by U.S. and Russian officials — without any input from Kyiv — largely echoes the Kremlin’s maximalist demands. Almost no one in Ukraine, the West, or even in Russia appears to consider it realistic.
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After Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s Mariupol in March 2022, photos of Marianna Vyshemirskaya, pregnant and with blood on her face, became a symbol of the invasion’s brutality. Today, she’s a pro-Russian blogger.
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How the Ukrainian blogger photographed in the aftermath of Russia’s Mariupol maternity hospital strike became a pro-Putin propagandist — Meduza
In March 2022, Ukrainian beauty blogger Marianna Vyshemirskaya was photographed by Associated Press journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Yevgeny Maloletka as they documented the aftermath of a Russian…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
After Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s Mariupol in March 2022, photos of Marianna Vyshemirskaya, pregnant and with blood on her face, became a symbol of the invasion’s brutality. Today, she’s a pro-Russian blogger.
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Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end rifle scopes to Russia throughout the full-scale war.
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How Swarovski Optik is still sending sniper scopes to Russia, despite Austria’s policy of ‘permanent neutrality’ — Meduza
Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end rifle scopes to Russia throughout the full-scale war,…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end rifle scopes to Russia throughout the full-scale war.
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The Kremlin has issued detailed instructions to state media on how to frame Russia’s new tax hikes — from pinning the blame on the West to insisting that there are more important things than a bit of personal financial hardship.
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‘Life matters more than your wallet’: Meduza takes a look at the Kremlin’s new media guidelines for spinning Russia’s tax hikes — Meduza
Russia’s new budget includes tax hikes that the Kremlin knows will anger the public. So the Putin administration has issued detailed instructions to state-run and pro-government media on how to frame…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Kremlin has issued detailed instructions to state media on how to frame Russia’s new tax hikes — from pinning the blame on the West to insisting that there are more important things than a bit of personal financial hardship.
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Stephen King’s horror novel “It” has been pulled from sale at Russian bookstores and on online marketplaces, according to state media.
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Stephen King’s ‘It’ disappears from Russian bookstores and online retailers — Meduza
The American author Stephen King’s horror novel “It” has been pulled from sale at Russian bookstores and on online marketplaces like Ozon and Wildberries, according to state media.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Stephen King’s horror novel “It” has been pulled from sale at Russian bookstores and on online marketplaces, according to state media.
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Update: According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, 26 people have now been confirmed dead in yesterday’s Russian strike on the city of Ternopil. Another 26 people are reported missing.
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Over 25 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Ternopil, others may be trapped under rubble See photographs from the scene — Meduza
Russian drone and missile strikes hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil overnight, killing at least 25 people, including three children, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Wednesday. Two…
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November 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Update: According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, 26 people have now been confirmed dead in yesterday’s Russian strike on the city of Ternopil. Another 26 people are reported missing.
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Meduza reviews what we know about the Trump administration's new peace plan in Ukraine. You'll be shocked to learn that it resembles a preexisting Russian ultimatum. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
The Trump administration has another peace plan for Russia and Ukraine. One side will likely welcome it far more than the other. — Meduza
A new plan from the Trump administration to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would reportedly require Kyiv to surrender the territory of the Donetsk region, the U.S. to recognize Russian sovereignty…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Meduza reviews what we know about the Trump administration's new peace plan in Ukraine. You'll be shocked to learn that it resembles a preexisting Russian ultimatum. meduza.io/en/feature/2...