Overview
- Negotiators reconvened near Miami for a third straight day to refine a U.S. proposal, with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting Ukraine’s Roustem Oumerov and Gen. Andriï Gnatov after presenting the amended plan to Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier in the week.
- The State Department said both sides agreed that any meaningful advance requires Russia to commit to de-escalation and stopping the killing, and noted consensus on a post–cease-fire security and deterrence framework.
- Ukraine reported 653 drones and 51 missiles targeted the country overnight, striking energy infrastructure and cutting heat and water for thousands, including continued outages in the Odessa region.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned the U.S.-led track is viewed in Brussels as favorable to Putin and cautioned against placing constraints on Ukraine.
- Emmanuel Macron will meet Volodymyr Zelensky, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to review the mediation effort.