Overview
- Zelensky said roughly 90% of the proposed 20-point document is agreed, while Trump described security arrangements as largely advanced and suggested outcomes could be clearer within weeks.
- Trump said Vladimir Putin has not agreed to a ceasefire, underscoring uncertainty over implementation despite his assertion that Moscow is taking peace seriously.
- Negotiators acknowledged difficult discussions over Donbas arrangements and the Zaporizhzhia plant, with Trump saying he discussed restarting the facility with Putin and Zelensky.
- European leaders joined a call with the two presidents and noted “good” progress, with the European Commission stressing the need for firm security guarantees and Poland highlighting its pivotal logistics role.
- On the ground, Ukraine’s General Staff reported 186 clashes with the heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk, Ukrainian forces said they still hold part of Huliaipole, Ukrenergo announced continued rolling blackouts, and Kyiv claimed a strike on Russia’s Syzran oil refinery.