Overview
- Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz at Downing Street on Monday for talks centered on Ukraine’s security.
- UK minister Pat McFadden warns any settlement must not leave Ukraine “toothless” or allow Moscow to dictate Kyiv’s future.
- Outgoing US envoy Keith Kellogg says an agreement is “really close,” with unresolved issues including Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- Negotiators emphasize that progress requires demonstrable Russian de-escalation as Moscow rejects foreign troops in Ukraine and continues territorial demands.
- Zelensky reports more than 1,600 attack drones, about 1,200 guided bombs and nearly 70 missiles used against Ukraine in the past week, as the White House strategy backs Ukraine’s viability alongside efforts to restore strategic stability with Russia.