Overview
- Ukraine has begun consultations in Switzerland with U.S. officials on possible parameters for a future peace agreement, according to security chief Rustem Umerov.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Andriy Yermak to lead Ukraine’s negotiating team for prospective talks with Washington and Moscow.
- An EU and G7 declaration welcomed the U.S. 28-point plan as a basis for further work and restated that borders must not be changed by force.
- The same declaration voiced concern that proposed limits on Ukraine’s armed forces could leave the country vulnerable and noted any EU or NATO elements would require members’ consent.
- The Kremlin said the scope and timing of contacts between Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump remain undecided, as Russia’s defense ministry claimed new gains in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.