Overview
- Ukrainian and U.S. delegations held another round of negotiations in Paris, with Kyiv citing “concrete results” and meeting U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- About 30 nations signed a Paris declaration endorsing a European-led multinational deployment after a credible ceasefire, with the United States to lead ceasefire monitoring and verification.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will not agree to cede Donetsk or give up effective control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant without long-term, legally credible security guarantees.
- Kyiv says partners have not given a clear commitment on whether guarantors would directly confront Russian forces if attacks resume, and reporting indicates U.S. ground combat troops are not planned.
- Spain is preparing options to send instructors, engineers, explosive-ordnance teams and observers to a future mission, pending congressional approval, as Russia warns any foreign troops would be “legitimate targets.”