Overview
- The White House called the Geneva meeting a significant step forward, and a joint U.S.–Ukraine statement said the updated framework reflects Kyiv’s national interests and outlines credible security mechanisms.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said any understandings reached with Kyiv will be presented to Russia for approval, noting that Moscow has not yet stated its position.
- European leaders circulated a 24‑point alternative rejecting forced territorial changes, resisting steep cuts to Ukraine’s army, seeking stronger collective-style security guarantees, and tying partial sanctions relief to compliance.
- Debate over the plan’s origins intensified as Rubio and a State Department spokesperson insisted the 28‑point proposal was drafted by the United States with Russian and prior Ukrainian input, while Ukrainian media and some U.S. conservatives criticized it as overly favorable to Moscow.
- Fighting persists on multiple fronts, with Russia’s Defense Ministry claiming its forces downed 93 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions and the Black and Azov seas.