Overview
- U.S. and Ukrainian officials will meet for a third consecutive day in Miami, stating that any progress depends on Russia taking credible steps toward de‑escalation and stopping the killing.
- Ukraine’s negotiator Rustem Umerov told the envoys that Kyiv’s goal is an agreement safeguarding independence, sovereignty and security, and the sides discussed future security arrangements and deterrence needs.
- In New Delhi, Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian forces must leave the Donbass and other occupied regions or Russia will seize them by force, while calling talks with U.S. envoys “useful” but disagreeing with parts of the 28‑point plan.
- The U.S. Treasury eased specific sanctions on Lukoil to allow certain foreign service stations to keep operating, as envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner lead the bilateral channel.
- The new U.S. National Security Strategy prioritizes a rapid end to the war and questions perpetual NATO expansion, intensifying European concerns reported by Der Spiegel about possible territorial concessions in a deal.