Overview
- Axios reports the Trump administration is privately working with Russian counterparts on a 28-point proposal covering peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, European security and future U.S. ties.
- Special envoy Steve Witkoff is leading the effort and held three days of talks in Miami with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who said a written document is sought before any next Trump–Putin meeting.
- A U.S. Army delegation led by Secretary Dan Driscoll and Gen. Randy George arrived in Kyiv on a fact-finding mission to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and discuss efforts to restart talks, according to the U.S. embassy and Reuters.
- A White House official said Europeans and Ukrainians are being briefed on the plan and could be brought on board, while a Ukrainian official said Kyiv had no role in drafting and has received only ‘signals.’
- Witkoff postponed a planned meeting with Zelensky in Turkey, where Zelensky is pursuing talks, and the Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov publicly played down reports of new proposals.