Overview
- After nearly five hours of talks, Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said no compromise was reached on territorial questions, only parts of the plan were acceptable, Moscow received four additional documents, and no leaders’ summit is planned.
- The proposal taken to Moscow had been cut from 28 to roughly 20 points following U.S.–Ukrainian revisions in Geneva and Florida.
- Russia continues to press for Ukrainian troop withdrawals from Donetsk and Luhansk and for limits tied to Kyiv’s security posture, positions Ukraine views as unacceptable.
- Vladimir Putin warned that Russia is ready if Europe chooses war and threatened measures against ships aiding Ukraine as well as expanded strikes on ports, including the option of cutting Ukraine off from the sea.
- NATO’s military chief discussed a more proactive stance in hybrid and cyber domains, prompting Moscow to denounce the remarks as irresponsible, while U.S. envoys were expected to brief Volodymyr Zelensky in Europe as talks continue.