Overview
- Zelensky said the unfinished 10% covers the most consequential issues and will decide the fate of peace for Ukraine and Europe.
- The negotiations are based on a U.S. proposal with roughly 20 points that address security mechanisms, Donbass, and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- He rejected any Budapest- or Minsk-style document and insisted that partners formally ratify enforceable guarantees through the U.S. Congress and European parliaments.
- Zelensky reported that President Donald Trump offered 15-year security guarantees, while Ukraine is pushing for far longer terms of 30 to 50 years.
- U.S. mediation continues without a decisive breakthrough on territory as Moscow presses for full control of Donbass and Kyiv warns Russia would not stop there.