Overview
- President Donald Trump confirmed a Thursday deadline for Kyiv to respond to a 28‑point White House proposal, and President Volodymyr Zelensky has received the draft with advisor‑level talks underway.
- Axios and other U.S. outlets report the plan envisions Ukraine giving up control of some Donbas areas, reducing its forces and weaponry, and accepting unclear security guarantees, with U.S. media also reporting secret consultations with the Kremlin.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Russia cannot set terms for Ukraine or Europe and that decisions affecting Poland must be made with the Polish government.
- Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson denounced the proposal as a capitulation and a “military castration” of Ukraine, according to the Daily Mail.
- Austrian economist Günter Fellinger urged a Europe‑led “plan of victory,” proposing EU “victory bonds” of €1 trillion, euro adoption in 2026, NATO entry by 2027, EU membership by 2029, and the return of Crimea to Ukraine.