Overview
- U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators say they reached a principle of agreement on a revised proposal that pared back the original 28-point plan after talks in Geneva.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it is premature to suggest a settlement is near, and adviser Yuri Ushakov confirmed Moscow received the new draft but has not held formal discussions.
- Ushakov said Vladimir Putin would likely receive U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow next week as Washington seeks to open talks on the updated text.
- EU leaders set conditions that reject legal changes to Ukraine’s borders, oppose limits on Kyiv’s forces, and prepare a legal proposal to use frozen Russian assets for a roughly €140 billion loan.
- Leaked recordings reported by Bloomberg referenced potential concessions such as Donetsk and land exchanges, fueling mistrust even as NATO’s Mark Rutte called a 2025 end to the war possible with strong security guarantees for Ukraine.