Overview
- Russia’s Yuri Ushakov said a trilateral meeting with Washington and Kyiv is not under consideration, even as Zelensky confirmed the U.S. proposed the format.
- Kirill Dmitriev described discussions with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as constructive, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio participating and Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov holding parallel talks with the U.S.
- Dmitriev is due back in Moscow on Monday to brief President Vladimir Putin, as both U.S. and Ukrainian delegations characterized the Miami sessions as productive.
- Recent U.S. intelligence assessments, reported by Reuters, conclude Putin seeks control of all Ukraine and threatens parts of Europe, a view publicly challenged by U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard.
- Hostilities continued: Ukraine said drones hit a Russian patrol ship and a Lukoil platform in the Caspian Sea; Russia reported downing dozens of drones and claimed gains, with casualties in Odessa and Ukrainian authorities alleging 50 civilians were abducted near Sumy.