Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected the U.S. peace proposal, calling territorial concessions unconstitutional and reaffirming Ukraine's claim to Crimea.
• The Trump administration's plan would recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, freeze current front lines, and bar Ukraine from joining NATO, but lift sanctions on Russia.
• Vice President JD Vance warned that the U.S. would abandon negotiations if Ukraine and Russia do not accept the proposal, characterizing it as a 'final offer.'
• A planned high-level summit in London was downgraded after U.S. officials Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff withdrew, signaling deep divisions among negotiating parties.
• Hostilities continue on the ground, with a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Marganets killing nine civilians and injuring over 40 others.