Overview
- U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators said roughly 90% of issues are resolved, with Washington proposing time‑limited, legally binding security guarantees subject to national approval procedures.
- A joint statement by European leaders welcomed significant progress and endorsed creating a European‑led multinational force for Ukraine and a U.S.‑run ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism.
- Territorial arrangements in Donetsk remain unresolved, with Reuters reporting U.S. pressure on Kyiv to withdraw from parts of the region and President Zelensky rejecting concessions on the Donbass.
- Russia did not take part in the Berlin talks, while President Trump said the sides are closer than ever to a peace agreement and pointed to potential further negotiations in Miami.
- Italy advanced a draft resolution replacing explicit military‑support language with "multidimensional support" and seeking to limit use of frozen Russian assets to reconstruction, reflecting fiscal concerns ahead of EU decisions.