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Putin Says Russia Has Seen U.S. Ukraine Plan, Awaits U.S. Envoys in Moscow Next Week

Moscow conditions any cease-fire on a Ukrainian pullback in Donbass.

Overview

  • Andriy Yermak said U.S. and Ukrainian teams will continue follow-up talks later this week after Geneva, with U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll expected in Kyiv.
  • Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia was shown the original 28-point U.S. blueprint and described it as a set of issues for discussion, with President Trump previously saying it was pared to 22 points.
  • The Kremlin expects U.S. negotiators in Moscow in the first half of next week, with the final composition to be determined by President Trump.
  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio privately assured European representatives that topics directly affecting European countries would be excluded from the current U.S.–Ukraine track.
  • Putin highlighted looming strategic‑stability questions tied to the February expiry of New START and said Russia is ready to discuss these issues, including matters related to nuclear test preparations.