Overview
- U.S. envoys and Ukrainian negotiators say they agreed on the framework for future security arrangements and deterrence capabilities.
- Officials stress that further progress depends on Moscow’s willingness to engage seriously, with territorial issues such as Donbass and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still unresolved.
- Russia carried out another large air assault, with Ukrainian authorities reporting Kinzhal strikes on Kremenchuk and citing earlier waves of 653 drones and 51 missiles that battered energy sites.
- Ukraine’s grid operator warns repairs will take weeks, with many regions facing extended daily outages of 12 to 16 hours affecting power and water.
- Russia welcomed the new U.S. National Security Strategy, and a senior Kremlin adviser said Moscow seeks “radical” changes to the U.S. peace proposal.