Overview
- The EU's top diplomat warned against negotiating over Ukraine's head and said no proposal will work without support from Kyiv and European partners.
- US media reports describe a draft that would cap Ukraine's armed forces at 600,000 and effectively recognize Crimea and two eastern regions as Russian, with the terms not officially confirmed.
- Ukraine's deputy UN ambassador told the Security Council that Kyiv is ready to negotiate but rejects territorial concessions, force limits, and any curbs on its sovereign alliance choices.
- EU foreign ministers regarded the plan as familiar and questioned whether Moscow would observe a ceasefire given ongoing large-scale strikes on civilians and infrastructure.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked the United States to coordinate any peace proposal directly with Ukraine.