Overview
- After Kremlin talks with U.S. envoys Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner, Moscow says a 27‑point American proposal is being discussed in four packages with no agreement yet.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegset said the United States is working to end the war under President Trump, underscoring an ongoing diplomatic drive.
- U.S. special envoy Kit Kellogg identified the status of Donetsk and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as decisive issues and reiterated that Washington will not send troops.
- Russia reported intercepting 77 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 42 over Saratov where local alerts sounded and residents reported blasts, while Ukraine issued air‑raid warnings across seven oblasts.
- The Russian Defense Ministry claimed mass strikes, including Kinzhal launches, on Ukrainian defense and energy sites as Western analysts described Ukraine’s forces as critically weakened and Russia holding battlefield advantages.