Overview
- The G20 in Johannesburg adopted a non‑binding declaration calling for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace, as the host South Africa declined a symbolic handover of the presidency to the U.S.
- President Trump’s plan would require Ukraine to cede parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, scale back its military and renounce NATO membership, with Kyiv asked to signal acceptance by Thursday.
- European leaders convened crisis consultations, expanded to include Canada, Japan and Australia, and have sent Washington written amendments removing what they consider unacceptable concessions to Russia.
- A follow‑up meeting is set for Sunday in Geneva with U.S. and Ukrainian representatives at adviser level to discuss the European changes to the U.S. text.
- With Trump absent and China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin not attending at head‑of‑state level, Moscow called the U.S. plan a workable basis and U.S. Vice President JD Vance publicly defended its approach.