Overview
- At Mar-a-Lago, both leaders said talks advanced significantly, with President Trump describing the process as near its final stage.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Trump and Putin agreed to speak again soon and to set up security and economic working groups to shape a settlement.
- Zelensky said a 20-point plan is about 90% aligned, noting full U.S. security guarantees, progress on military terms, and unresolved issues on territory, Donbas, and management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- Trump urged a rapid deal and warned Ukraine could lose additional territory in the coming months, adding that Europe would provide most security guarantees.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed continued work with U.S. negotiators, and Trump said a three-way meeting with Putin and Zelensky could occur at the right time as he targeted agreement within weeks.