BREAKING: Ukraine has agreed in principle to a U.S.-brokered peace proposal, with only minor details left to finalize.

Ukraine says it has a “common understanding” of the core terms, and Zelensky may visit Washington soon to complete the deal.

Source: CBS News

NEW: Macron will unveil a new voluntary, paid 10-month national military service to boost army numbers.

He insists it won’t send young people to fight in Ukraine but is meant to strengthen national defence and respond to Russia’s “hybrid confrontation.”

Volunteers would earn €900–1,000/month.

Source: BBC

BIG: The revised peace plan includes a major concession from Ukraine: it has agreed to limit its armed forces to 800,000 troops, with final details to be settled directly between Trump and Zelensky.

Source: FT

The European Parliament approved a €1.5B ($1.7B) EU defence investment programme (EDIP) to boost Europe’s defence industry and support Ukraine.

The plan, running through 2027, requires 65% of defence components to come from the EU or partner countries.

Source: Reuters

NOW: Coalition of the willing meeting begins.

White House:

Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table.

There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.

NEW: FBI is arranging interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who recently released a video telling U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders.

Those lawmakers include Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and Reps. Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, and Chrissy Houlahan.

Source: Fox News

BREAKING: Zelensky wants to meet Trump as soon as Thanksgiving to finalize a U.S.–Ukraine peace framework.

Most of the plan is already agreed, but territorial concessions remain the key sticking point — something Zelensky wants to negotiate directly with Trump.

Source: Axios

Trump on JB Pritzker:

I would never want to talk about his weight.

I don't talk about people being fat.

I refuse to talk about the fact that he is a fat slob.

Trump on Ukraine-Russia:

I think we are getting very close to a deal.

We will find out.

Trump pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Trump on Washington DC:

We haven't had a murder in six months.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF commander Adam Faraj Allah Taqdima was killed in El-Fula, West Kordofan, after being hit by a drone strike.

Trump’s Nov. 18 meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman grew heated when Trump pushed Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel.

Trump expected progress, but MBS pushed back, saying Saudi public opinion is too anti-Israel after the Gaza war and that normalization requires Israel agreeing to a credible, time-bound path to a Palestinian state — something Israel’s government opposes.

Officials described Trump as “disappointed and irritated,” though the meeting remained civil.

Source: Axios

Zelensky:

Only Moscow continues to prioritize the war against Ukraine above all else.

France and Germany are pressuring Dassault and Airbus to resolve long-running disputes that threaten the €100B FCAS next-generation fighter program.

With a mid-December deadline, both governments want the companies to sign a cooperation deal to break an industrial deadlock over workshare and access to key technologies.

If talks fail, fallback options include each nation developing its own jet or narrowing FCAS to a shared “combat cloud” while pursuing separate aircraft.

Source: Reuters

NEW: Sweden’s military says it needs long-range weapons — up to 2,000 km — that can hit deep inside Russia as a deterrent, noting Moscow’s expanding missile and drone capabilities.

Defence Minister Pål Jonson agrees, saying Sweden must match Russia’s long-range reach.

Source: Reuters

Trump:

Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the War between Russia and Ukraine.

The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement.

I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians.

I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages.

Nigeria: Security sources confirmed that 24 abducted girls from Maga Government Girls’ Secondary School in Kebbi’s Danko-Wasagu area have been rescued.

Interesting: A leaked recording reveals that Steve Witkoff held a short call with top Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov on Oct. 14, urging Russia to coordinate with the US on a Ukraine peace plan and suggesting Putin raise the idea directly with Trump.

Witkoff proposed modeling the plan on the recent Gaza agreement, telling Ushakov that he and Trump had created a “20-point plan for peace” and could develop a similar one with Russia.

He advised Putin to call Trump, congratulate him on the Gaza deal, and present Russia as eager for peace before Zelensky visited the White House.

Two days later, Putin called Trump in a discussion Trump described as “very productive.”

Source: Bloomberg

Zelensky’s Chief-of-Staff, Andrii Yermak:

US Secretary of the Army Driscoll will arrive in Kyiv this week.