Overview
- Donald Trump is set to receive Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago at 1 p.m. local time to review a revised 20-point proposal and discuss Donbass, the Zaporizhzhia plant, and Western security guarantees.
- The latest draft would freeze current front lines, preserves Ukrainian positions in parts of Donetsk by rejecting a pullback demand, and drops a legally binding pledge to forgo NATO membership.
- Russia has criticized the revision as fundamentally different, with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergueï Riabkov warning no agreement can be reached unless previous understandings are restored, as the Kremlin acknowledges recent U.S.–Russia contacts.
- On the eve of the meeting, Russian forces launched massive strikes on Kyiv and its region with drones and missiles, killing two people, injuring dozens, and leaving more than a million households without power.
- European leaders and Canada pledged full support to Zelensky in a coordinated call before the talks, while Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau alleged parliamentary bribery and reported blocked searches at committee offices.