Overview
- Trump said an outcome to U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks could be known within weeks, describing progress while calling the Donbas question unresolved but narrowing.
- Zelensky detailed a 20‑point framework that must be signed by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and Europe and then put to a public vote requiring a 60‑day lull in fighting.
- Kyiv says Washington offered renewable 15‑year security guarantees; Zelensky seeks 30–50 years, wants U.S. congressional approval, and supports deploying an international force.
- The Kremlin signaled guarded openness as spokesman Dmitry Peskov agreed with Trump’s assessment of momentum and envoy Kirill Dmitriev publicly praised U.S. peace efforts.
- Russia accused Ukraine of a 91‑drone strike on Putin’s Novgorod residence, a claim Kyiv rejected as an attempt to undermine negotiations, while Trump readies talks with Netanyahu to push the Gaza plan’s next phase.