Overview
- NBC News reports that Trump approved a 28-point framework developed by envoy Steve Witkoff with input from senior officials, with the White House pushing to gauge Kyiv’s response during the Pentagon delegation’s visit.
- Reporting from the Financial Times and Politico says the draft would ask Ukraine to cede territory in the east and accept limits on its forces and weapons, drawing alarm from Ukrainian and European officials who say they were sidelined.
- Ukraine says it did not help draft the plan and has only received broad signals, while Zelenskyy states he is ready to work with the United States and supports strong American leadership, with Türkiye offering a platform for talks.
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Gen. Randy George, and other top commanders arrived in Kyiv on a fact-finding trip to discuss efforts to end the war, with U.S. officials indicating they will brief NATO allies afterward.
- The UK says it supports efforts to end the war and stresses Russia can stop it by withdrawing its forces, while the Kremlin downplays the proposal as offering nothing new since the Alaska talks.