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What efforts are being made to resolve the conflict in Ukraine?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are heading to Geneva to try to bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports it's part of the administration's efforts to pressure Ukraine to accept a 28-point peace plan that calls on Kyiv to make many concessions to Russia.
U.S. officials plan to meet senior Ukrainian officials to discuss Kiev's response to Trump's peace proposal. Ukraine's European allies have criticized the plan, not least because it was negotiated between the U.S. and Russia without Ukraine's involvement. European leaders say they're looking for a way to make the Trump plan more palatable for Ukraine and its European allies.
As it stands, it would require Ukraine to cede control of eastern Donetsk and Luhansk and would prohibit Ukraine from trying to join NATO. President Trump says he wants a response from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by Thursday. If Zelensky rejects it, he risks losing U.S. support, including crucial intelligence sharing. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign her seat in the new year. Taylor Greene was once an ardent supporter of Trump, but has split with him on the Epstein files and sending U.S. funds to Argentina, among other issues. She blames President Trump, the Republican Party, and House leadership for her decision. MPR Stephen Fowler has more.
Greene's surprise announcement that she will leave Congress on January 5 spurred many reactions late Friday and early Saturday. President Trump told ABC News it was, quote, great news for the country after the two had a public nasty falling out over the Epstein files and other policy disagreements this year.
Other Republicans inside Georgia have said her departure will be a great loss for those who value conservative America first principles. And Democrats, no fan of Greene or her policies, are highlighting the rift as signs the GOP is in disarray. Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.
The United Nations Global Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, has ended in Brazil. Empire's Michael Copley reports the talks delivered modest progress on international efforts to cut climate pollution and pay for the costs of adapting to a hotter planet.
The final deal doesn't say anything about phasing out fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming. Dozens of countries had demanded a phase-out plan. saying world leaders need to deliver on an earlier commitment to reduce the use of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Instead, the president of this year's meeting, André Aranja Correa do Lago, said in the coming months he'll work on a process and timetable for reducing fossil fuel use.
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