Overview
- The leaders are meeting at Mar-a-Lago to try to close the remaining gaps in a draft peace plan, with no final agreement announced.
- Negotiators say about 90% of a 20-point framework is settled, while disputes persist over Donbas territorial terms and the future operation of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant.
- Russia intensified pressure with large-scale drone and missile barrages on Kyiv shortly before the talks, according to Ukraine’s air force.
- U.S. officials describe a “platinum standard” package of security guarantees for Ukraine that President Trump is prepared to submit to Congress.
- Trump reported a “very productive” call with Vladimir Putin that the Kremlin confirmed, as U.S. intermediaries float options including demilitarized zones and a possible eastern free economic zone.