Overview
- Politico reports the American proposal has been revised with changes touching Russia‑controlled areas and reduced to a 19‑point version said to be prepared for presentation in Abu Dhabi.
- Financial Times reports Kyiv has agreed to cap its armed forces at about 800,000 personnel, with issues of territory and security guarantees to be taken up in talks between President Zelensky and President Trump.
- Finnish president Alexander Stubb called the coming days decisive for a settlement after consultations in Geneva, with European edits to the U.S. framework under review in Washington.
- Russian officials detailed large cross‑border strikes and air‑defense activity, citing three deaths in the Rostov region and damage across parts of Krasnodar, while local authorities in Kursk reported home damage in Lgov.
- Moscow says it has not officially received a final U.S. text as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov avoided commenting on leaks, even as Russian representatives claim intercepts of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles.