Overview
- President Donald Trump said European leaders requested a weekend meeting in Europe with U.S. and Ukrainian representatives and that Washington will decide once it receives further answers.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky identified territory in Donetsk and the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as the key unresolved issues, describing U.S. ideas for a demilitarized economic zone as not in Ukraine’s interest.
- EU ambassadors approved procedural changes by qualified majority to allow the indefinite freezing of Russian assets, reducing the risk of a single-country veto on renewals.
- The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. circulated reconstruction papers to European partners, including mechanisms for private investment using frozen Russian assets, proposals that have drawn skepticism in Europe.
- Ukraine reported 108 combat clashes by 16:00 and said air defenses downed 83 attack drones and two Iskander missiles overnight, while the SBU detained two alleged GRU agents accused of scouting Kyiv-region power facilities.