Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared last week to be cautiously optimistic on the U.S. 28-point peace plan to end his invasion of Ukraine.

This is Jared Goyette, reporting from Kyiv on a foggy November day. While news coverage and public discussion focus on the peace negotiations, the front lines continue to boil, as Russia's full-scale invasion enters its 1,

"None of us really know what Zelenskyy is like operating solo, because he never has," one expert told NBC News.

Ukraine is sending a high-level delegation to the U.S. on Saturday for more talks on the Trump administration’s new peace plan, officials said.

The so-called European E3 powers - Britain, France and Germany - have drafted a counter-proposal that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday and a source familiar with the document.

Ukraine talks in Geneva, President Zelensky says: "Putin wants legal recognition to what he has stolen...that's the main problem."

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will be going to Moscow next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin – and his son-in-law Jared Kushner might go with him.

Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, according to US media reports - watch the latest news live

When a peace proposal ignores the invaded country and rewards the invader, it's not a solution. It's capitulation with paperwork.