Overview
- Keir Starmer hosted Volodymyr Zelensky with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz to coordinate a common European position, with leaders stressing any cease-fire must be just and durable and seeking firmer security guarantees for Ukraine.
- U.S.–Ukraine talks in Miami ended without a breakthrough, with Ukrainian officials citing unresolved issues over territory and guarantees, including proposals touching the Donbas.
- President Donald Trump publicly criticized Zelensky for not having read the latest U.S. proposal, even as Kyiv said discussions with U.S. envoys were substantive and would continue.
- The Kremlin welcomed elements of the new U.S. national security strategy as broadly consistent with Russia’s view, signaling receptivity to aspects of Washington’s policy shift.
- Fighting continued as Russia carried out major drone and missile attacks that killed and injured civilians and damaged energy infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian regions.