Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin to launch multi-day negotiations hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with European leaders due to join on Monday.
- Ukraine is seeking legally binding, Article 5‑like guarantees from the United States alongside commitments from European partners and others such as Canada and Japan, with a demand for congressional backing.
- Zelensky ruled out ceding areas under Kyiv’s control and rejected proposals for Ukrainian withdrawals or a demilitarized economic zone in Donetsk, calling instead for a truce that freezes forces where they stand.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow has not seen the latest documents and warned it would strongly object to amendments proposed by Ukraine or European governments.
- Ukrainian officials reported 138 Russian drones and a ballistic missile launched overnight, with strikes wounding civilians and hitting a hospital in Kherson as power outages persisted in several regions.