Overview
- Talks in Miami between Ukrainian negotiators and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were described by Volodymyr Zelensky as constructive but not easy, with no breakthrough reported.
- Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are conferring with Zelensky in London to coordinate next steps, with further consultations expected in Brussels and Rome.
- President Donald Trump publicly said he was disappointed Zelensky had not read the latest proposal, as the Kremlin praised Washington’s new national security strategy that downplays Russia as a threat.
- U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said the remaining obstacles are the future of Donbas and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, while Kyiv seeks dependable security guarantees without ceding additional territory.
- Russian forces carried out heavy drone and missile strikes that killed civilians and damaged energy infrastructure, and Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said the U.S. must make radical changes to its papers, signaling Moscow has not accepted the plan.