Overview
- The leaders met for nearly three hours in Palm Beach and said they were much closer to a pact after reviewing the 20-point plan.
- Unresolved questions center on territorial arrangements in the Donbas and Crimea, the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and the shape of binding guarantees for Kyiv.
- Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin before the meeting, a call both sides called productive, as Moscow pressed for a full Ukrainian pullback from the Donbas.
- U.S. officials describe NATO-like “platinum” security protocols that Trump may present to Congress, with European partners consulted on enforcement details.
- Russia kept up intense strikes on Ukraine during the talks, including a reported wave of 519 drones and 40 missiles, as Zelensky signaled openness to a referendum and monitored demilitarized zones if paired with robust guarantees.