What recent developments are happening in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Ukrainian and European officials are meeting in Geneva today to discuss the US-backed plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Some say it is giving too much to Russia at the expense of Ukraine, including ceding territory. The same concerns are held by some members of the U.S. Senate.
Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota is among those who say that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had told them the plan was developed by Russia, not the U.S.
It is not our recommendation. It is not our peace plan. It is a proposal that was received, and as an intermediary, we have made arrangements to share it.
Rubio later went online suggesting the senators were mistaken, that Washington is responsible for the plan. He's joining the talks in Geneva today, along with other U.S. officials. Hamas has sent a delegation to Egypt to meet with mediators on the ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. Both sides have accused the other of violating it.
Health officials say more than 300 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since the ceasefire took hold last month. The UN Global Climate Change Conference has wrapped up in Brazil. The annual COP30 summit only produced modest progress on international efforts to cut climate pollution and pay for the cost of adapting to a hotter planet. NPR's Michael Copley reports.
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 de Lago, said in the coming months he'll work on a process and timetable for reducing fossil fuel use.
We need roadmaps. so that humanity, in a just and planned manner, can overcome its dependence on fossil fuels.
Countries did agree in Brazil to try to triple funding for things like flood defenses that can help communities adapt to a hotter world. Michael Copley, NPR News.
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