Overview
- Zelenskyy met Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in London, where leaders called the talks a critical moment and urged ramped-up support for Kyiv and economic pressure on Vladimir Putin.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not surrender territory and plans to share a revised 20‑point proposal with the U.S. after removing what he called anti‑Ukrainian elements.
- European leaders discussed pairing any cease-fire with robust, long-term guarantees and considered postwar security arrangements, with the U.K. and France promoting a potential reassurance force concept.
- Talks included progress on using proceeds tied to frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction, alongside continued coordination with NATO and EU officials in Brussels.
- Russian drone attacks continued as diplomacy progressed, with Ukraine reporting 149 drones launched overnight and 131 downed, and local officials citing civilian injuries and damage in Okhtyrka and Chernihiv.