Overview
- Ukrainian official Rustem Umerov said U.S.–Ukraine talks in Geneva produced a common understanding on core terms, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled a possible U.S. visit to complete a deal with President Donald Trump.
- U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held several hours of talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi, with U.S. officials saying the Ukrainians were informed and that all sides profess a desire to halt the fighting quickly.
- Negotiators have condensed the leaked 28-point draft into a shorter framework widely reported as 19 points, as European leaders advanced protective amendments that Moscow has criticized as unconstructive.
- The Kremlin says it has not received an official updated text, even as U.S. and European officials describe progress and note that some sensitive issues remain for leader-level decisions.
- Active combat continued as diplomacy advanced, with Ukrainian authorities reporting at least six killed in overnight strikes on Kyiv and Russian officials reporting three deaths in the Rostov region after Ukrainian attacks.