Overview
- Zelensky met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin, hosted by German leader Friedrich Merz, launching two days of crisis diplomacy with European, NATO and EU leaders.
- Kyiv signaled it could forgo NATO membership in return for legally binding U.S. and European security guarantees, which Zelensky described as a compromise to secure a fair peace.
- Ukraine favors a truce that freezes forces where they stand and rejects proposals to cede territory or withdraw from parts of Donetsk for a demilitarized economic zone.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow has not seen the latest documents and warned of very strong objections to any amendments, underscoring Russian skepticism.
- Ukraine reported 138 Russian drones and a ballistic missile launched overnight, including a strike on a Kherson hospital, as reports surfaced of a U.S. idea to fast‑track EU entry by early 2027 according to an AFP‑cited official.