Overview

• Russia confirmed it will send a delegation to Istanbul on June 2 to present a "memorandum" outlining its settlement conditions but refuses to share the draft beforehand.
• Ukraine has submitted its own peace proposal and insists on reviewing Moscow’s terms in advance to ensure any meeting yields substantive progress.
• U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg and senior European security advisers plan to attend talks on the sidelines, underscoring Washington’s push for mediation under threat of withdrawal.
• Moscow has continued heavy bombardment, including recent drone and missile strikes on Kharkiv and the capture of villages in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.
• Turkey’s foreign minister said both Russia and Ukraine want a ceasefire, increasing diplomatic pressure for tangible steps ahead of the fraught negotiations.