Overview
- President Donald Trump approved a 28-point framework drafted through backchannel contacts that involved U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian interlocutor Kirill Dmitriev, according to multiple reports.
- Sources say the draft envisions Ukraine ceding parts of Donbas and accepting limits on its armed forces and foreign troop presence, with unspecified security guarantees presented as part of a durable peace package.
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Gen. Randy George visited Kyiv, delivered the draft to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and held meetings with senior Ukrainian officials.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine will work with the United States on points of the plan and expects to discuss it with Trump in the coming days.
- EU officials including Kaja Kallas, Jean-Noel Barrot, and Radoslaw Sikorski publicly objected to any arrangement resembling capitulation and insisted Europe and Ukraine be at the table, while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied formal consultations with Washington.