Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Ukraine-Russia peace talks continue amid drone attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US and European officials in Berlin to discuss peace talks with Russia.
The US wants Ukraine to accept a peace deal quickly, but Ukraine refuses to give up territory to Russia.
Meanwhile, Russia shot down many Ukrainian drones, including some heading towards Moscow.
The talks are ongoing, but no one knows when a peace deal might happen.
Both sides have different ideas about what peace should look like.
Ukraine and US envoys held peace talks in Berlin to end the war with Russia.
Ukraine is pressured to accept a US-brokered peace deal but refuses to cede territory.
Russia shot down 130 Ukrainian drones overnight and 16 more in the morning.
Eighteen drones were shot down over Moscow, disrupting two airports.
Peace talks continue, but no timeline for a deal is certain.
- Who
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US envoys, Russian President Vladimir Putin
- What
- Peace talks and drone attacks
- When
- December 15, 2023
- Where
- Berlin, Germany and Moscow, Russia
- Why
- To seek an end to the war and defend against drone attacks
Ukraine
Russia
NATO Membership
Ukraine
Ukraine prefers NATO membership for security but is open to dropping the bid for security guarantees.
Russia
Russia sees NATO membership as a threat and demands Ukraine renounce the bid.
Territorial Control
Ukraine
Ukraine rejects ceding territory to Russia.
Russia
Russia wants Ukraine to withdraw forces from the Donetsk region.
- Talks Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Talks Duration
- 90 minutes (Monday) and 5 hours (Sunday)
- Ukrainian Drones Destroyed
- 130 (overnight) + 16 (morning)
- Drones Over Moscow
- 18
- Airports Affected
- Domodedovo and Zhukovsky
Sources
Russia says it destroyed 130 Ukrainian drones overnight, some Moscow airports disrupted
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