Overview
- A Ukrainian team led by Rustem Umjerow met U.S. officials Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Florida, with both sides calling the session productive and President Donald Trump saying there is a good chance for a deal.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin will receive Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday to review the updated proposals.
- Negotiations focused on contentious issues including territorial arrangements, security guarantees for Ukraine and the timing of future elections, with territory language described as particularly difficult.
- Reporting by the Wall Street Journal detailed an economic-first track involving roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets for joint projects, drawing alarm in Europe.
- Fighting continues as talks proceed, with drone and missile strikes killing one and injuring eleven near Kyiv and at least three people in Dnipro, underscoring the pressure on diplomacy.