Overview
- Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said negotiations near Miami would extend into Sunday after meetings with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. proposed a possible trilateral format that could include European participation, but Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said no such meeting is in preparation.
- Reuters-cited assessments say U.S. intelligence continues to warn that Vladimir Putin seeks control of all of Ukraine, a view publicly rejected by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
- A Russian missile strike on Odesa and nearby areas killed at least eight people and injured more than two dozen, underscoring that fighting continues during diplomacy.
- U.S.-led talks are working from a pared-down plan of roughly 20 points, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said progress is real but the toughest issues remain unresolved.