Overview
- U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators report significant progress on documents described as providing very strong protections, with officials evoking an Article 5–like mechanism.
- A joint European communique welcomes the advances, credits President Trump’s efforts, and commits to work with President Zelensky to secure a durable peace that preserves Ukrainian sovereignty.
- Proposals under discussion include a European-led multinational force in Ukraine and a U.S.-led mechanism to monitor and verify any ceasefire.
- Territorial issues remain unresolved, with Zelensky rejecting ceding the Donbass, and Russia was not present at the talks and has yet to respond.
- A White House source told participants that 90% of issues between Moscow and Kyiv are resolved, a claim reported without independent confirmation, while Reuters reports U.S. negotiators urged a Ukrainian pullback from parts of Donetsk.