Overview
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia remains open to negotiations but warned that actors in several countries will try to obstruct movement toward a settlement, adding it is premature to say a deal is near and that a visit by U.S. envoy Steve Uitkoff to Moscow is not yet scheduled.
- Zelensky office adviser Oleksandr Bevz said some U.S. plan provisions were consolidated rather than removed, the text has been organized into four topical groups, and territorial questions were left for leaders to address later.
- The governor of Chuvashia reported a drone attack in Cheboksary that damaged two residential buildings and injured two people, including a teenager, while a regional lawmaker called it terrorism intended to undercut peace efforts and the outlet Astra said geolocated videos indicate the VNIIR-Progress facility was hit.
- Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party lacks enough votes to pass the 2026 budget, according to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, reflecting internal strains following a major corruption probe.
- Bloomberg’s publication of alleged call transcripts between Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov and U.S. envoy Steve Uitkoff was denounced by Russian figures as fake, and a State Duma member suggested MI6 could be behind the leak.