Russia claimed that a leaked phone call between Kremlin and senior U.S. officials as intended to disrupt peace talks to end its war with Ukraine , claiming it was premature to say the deal had already been reached, on Wednesday (November 26) via NBC News .

Yuri Ushakov , who serves as foreign policy adviser to President Vladimir Putin , suggested that his conversation with Steve Witkoff , President Donald Trump 's envoy, being leaked was done in an effort to interfere with the negotiations.

“It is unlikely that this is done to improve relations,” he said via NBC News .

Witkoff advised Ushakov on how to best appeal to Trump in regards to the peace plan, suggesting that a call with Putin be set up prior to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 's scheduled visit to

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