Overview
- Washington and Kyiv issued a joint statement saying negotiators produced an updated and refined framework and that talks will continue, without releasing specifics.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Geneva session the most productive to date, while Ukraine’s Andriy Yermak said the delegations moved toward a just and lasting peace.
- European partners advanced a counter-proposal that strengthens security guarantees for Kyiv, raises force caps to about 800,000, and starts any territorial talks from current front lines.
- President Trump set a Thursday deadline for a response, but Rubio signaled flexibility as officials explore a possible Zelensky visit to Washington to address the most sensitive issues.
- A political dispute over the plan’s origins persists after senators said Rubio described it as a Russian wish list, a characterization the State Department rejected, as fighting continued with a deadly drone strike on Kharkiv.