Overview
- Downing Street said leaders of the so‑called coalition of the willing and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed to accelerate planning for security guarantees to Ukraine.
- A senior adviser in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said several items in the U.S. plan were merged rather than removed, the document remains in work, and territorial questions were left for leaders to address.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that many actors are trying to sabotage a move toward a settlement and said Russia has not discussed the U.S. text in detail, while aide Yuri Ushakov called leaked reports of U.S.–Russia contacts an attempt to hinder ties.
- Regional authorities reported a mass drone strike in Cheboksary that damaged homes and injured two people, and open‑source group Astra geolocated impacts on the VNIIR‑Progress enterprise as Turkey’s National Security Council highlighted rising escalation risks and urged diplomacy.
- Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party may lack the votes to pass the 2026 budget, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak, underscoring internal strains during the talks process.