Overview
- Negotiators describe the draft as about 90% complete, with unresolved issues focused on territorial questions in Donbas, control of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, and enforcement and monitoring mechanisms.
- Trump said he held a “very good and productive” call with Vladimir Putin before the session, yet Moscow’s acceptance of an immediate ceasefire remains unclear and no Russian representatives joined the talks.
- The working outline contemplates freezing the front along current lines, creating demilitarized buffer zones, potential Ukrainian troop withdrawals in the east, and a floated idea of a free economic zone to help break the impasse.
- Washington is preparing a high-end package of bilateral security guarantees described by officials as a “standard platinum” offer that could be taken to Congress, while Kyiv signals any border changes would require a national referendum.
- Ukrainian authorities reported a large-scale Russian barrage—hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles—around the talks, as European leaders and Canada reaffirmed support, including a CA$2.5 billion Canadian assistance pledge.