Overview

• Andriy Yermak met Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in New York to coordinate implementation of commitments from the Washington summit and invited him to visit Ukraine.
• U.S. officials described the talks as very productive and said teams are narrowing issues, as Washington approved an $825 million ERAM missile sale to Kyiv this week, even as Witkoff’s unorthodox role draws both praise and criticism.
• Yermak briefed Witkoff on Russia’s latest large-scale strike on Kyiv that killed civilians, including children, ahead of Ukraine’s emergency U.N. Security Council briefing.
• Ukraine reiterated it is open to leader-level negotiations without territorial concessions, with several countries expressing readiness to host potential meetings.
• President Trump is weighing whether to deepen his personal involvement in brokering a Putin–Zelensky meeting or step back, reflecting frustration over slow progress and ongoing Russian attacks.