Overview
- White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt said President Trump is very frustrated with Kyiv and Moscow’s stances and wants concrete steps to end the war.
- Special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin this weekend, with German-hosted sessions scheduled Monday.
- Kyiv reviewed the amended 28-point U.S. proposal and sent a 20-point counterplan, while Zelensky insisted he cannot cede land without Ukrainian approval through elections or a referendum.
- Zelensky said Washington wants a Ukrainian pullback from parts of Donetsk to create a demilitarized economic zone, and he identified Donetsk and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as key unresolved issues.
- Reports describe the U.S. plan as accommodating several Russian demands, including Russian forces staying in the south and partial withdrawals from northern areas, as Europeans seek U.S. security guarantees and an AFP source claims the package envisions EU entry for Ukraine as early as January 2027.