Overview
- Zelensky announced a Sunday meeting in Florida with President Trump to discuss security guarantees and try to settle outstanding elements of the revised plan.
- The draft, trimmed to 20 points after talks with U.S. envoys, pairs a ceasefire framework and demilitarized or economic buffer zones with U.S.-European security guarantees designed to mirror NATO’s Article 5.
- Zelensky has signaled limited, reciprocal withdrawals in parts of Donetsk as a potential compromise, while insisting any territorial concessions require domestic legitimacy such as a referendum.
- Trump told Politico that “he has nothing until I approve it,” underscoring Washington’s gatekeeper role as Kyiv seeks U.S. backing for guarantees and an economic package.
- The Kremlin said it received reports from its envoy and is preparing next steps, but major gaps remain over Donbas control and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as fighting continues on the ground.