Overview
- Ukraine rejected the plan in its current form and created a nine‑member negotiating team led by Andriy Yermak, with intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov among the delegates.
- Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials plan to meet in Switzerland in the coming days, with Geneva discussions expected and European advisers seeking to participate; Moscow’s involvement remains unconfirmed.
- Leaders from major European states, joined by Japan and Canada, publicly opposed key elements, sent a revised working paper to Washington, and warned that limits on Ukraine’s forces and recognition of territorial losses are unacceptable.
- Trump set a Thursday deadline for Kyiv to agree in principle and increased pressure with warnings about future weapons and intelligence support, while Vice President JD Vance defended the draft as the realistic path to end the war.
- The U.S. outline envisions Ukraine forgoing NATO membership, ceding control of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, capping troop levels, and using frozen Russian assets for reconstruction; Putin called it a potential basis for talks but questioned Ukraine’s acceptance.