Overview
- Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov sent a roughly 20-point response to Jared Kushner that highlights disputed territorial questions.
- The Élysée said Macron, Starmer and Merz held a 40-minute call with Donald Trump, who later said he used “strong” language and that Europeans want a weekend meeting with Zelensky.
- Reporting points to a three-part package under U.S. discussion—peace terms, security guarantees, and recovery—featuring a DMZ along the cease-fire line, possible Donetsk concessions, and a floated 2027 EU entry target for Ukraine.
- EU institutions are moving to immobilize up to €210 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine financing via emergency procedures, a path Christine Lagarde called the most workable as Belgium warned of legal challenges.
- Moscow echoed Trump’s criticism of European leaders and continued strikes, with damage reported in the Odessa region, while the “Volenterosi” group met to coordinate security guarantees for Kyiv.