Overview

• President Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia is close, urging high-level meetings to finalize the deal.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced upcoming critical meetings focused on achieving a ceasefire and securing strong U.S. security guarantees.
• Ukraine is drafting a counter-proposal to U.S.-led peace plans that avoids insisting on full territorial recovery and NATO membership, signaling potential compromises.
• Zelensky reaffirmed Ukraine's stance on sovereignty, emphasizing that only Ukrainians can decide their territorial boundaries and rejecting legal recognition of Russian claims.
• Despite progress in negotiations, Russian drone attacks persist, including a strike on a residential building in Kamjanske that left one dead and four injured.