Overview
- Ukraine’s president said Washington proposed extendable 15-year security guarantees, and he asked President Trump to consider a 30–50 year commitment that Trump said he would review.
- Zelensky reported roughly 90% of a U.S.-drafted 20-point plan is approved, while noting that territorial arrangements and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are still unresolved.
- The latest proposal would freeze front lines at current positions and drops earlier Kremlin demands for a Ukrainian troop pullback from Donetsk and a binding pledge to forgo NATO membership.
- Kyiv argues that hosting international troops would provide a real security guarantee, Trump signaled guarantees should go to Congress, and Zelensky tied lifting martial law to receiving such guarantees.
- Russia alleged a 91-drone strike on Putin’s Novgorod residence, Ukraine called the claim a lie, the Kremlin warned it may reexamine understandings, and adviser talks in Ukraine plus an allies’ meeting in Paris are being prepared.