Overview
- The White House delivered a 28-point draft that would require de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and large parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, with sections of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia frozen along current lines.
- Terms reported from the draft include capping Ukraine’s armed forces at about 600,000, renouncing NATO membership, barring NATO troop deployments in Ukraine, and offering 10-year security guarantees with reconstruction financed partly by roughly $100 billion in frozen Russian assets.
- President Trump publicly called next Thursday an appropriate deadline for Kyiv’s answer and said he could extend it if talks show progress.
- Zelensky said Ukraine will engage constructively, insisted on a dignified peace that respects sovereignty, signaled he will present alternatives, and sought backing in calls with leaders of France, the U.K., and Germany.
- European officials criticized being sidelined and warned against forcing punitive concessions on Ukraine, while Vladimir Putin said the plan could lay a basis for peace but cautioned Russia would press military gains if Kyiv rejects it.