Overview
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington circulated one‑page proposals to European partners outlining Ukraine’s recovery and a phased return of Russia to global markets, including ideas to channel roughly $200 billion in frozen Russian reserves into Ukraine via private investment.
- Politico reported the EU could prolong its summit to decide on seizing frozen Russian assets for a Ukraine loan, with officials warning Kyiv’s funds could run out by April as Belgium’s Euroclear role fuels internal EU disputes.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia handed the U.S. additional proposals on collective security and is insisting on a package that ensures a durable peace, with TASS and other outlets citing understandings on a neutral, non‑nuclear, non‑bloc status for Ukraine.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said European states sent President Trump a document on possible Ukrainian territorial concessions, while Kyiv officials reiterated that ceding land is barred under the constitution; The Telegraph reported London partners urged Volodymyr Zelensky to resist U.S. proposals.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin received detailed briefings on the full transition of Seversk to Russian control and declined to comment on reports that U.S. plans would use frozen Russian assets to invest in Ukraine.