Overview
- Kyiv has delivered an updated proposal to Washington and reorganized the effort into three texts: a 20‑point framework, separate security guarantees, and a reconstruction plan.
- Zelenskyy is convening a virtual session of roughly 30 partner nations in the Coalition of the Willing to coordinate positions and strengthen guarantees.
- President Trump said the U.S. is waiting for answers before agreeing to a proposed weekend meeting, signaling impatience and pressing for a rapid agreement, with some reports citing a Christmas target.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow has relayed additional proposals to the U.S. on collective security guarantees, keeping parallel drafts in play.
- Pressure on the battlefield is mounting near Pokrovsk in Donetsk, and Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks, forcing Moscow’s airports to halt flights for about seven hours.