Overview
- After more than five hours of talks Sunday, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said progress was made and that meetings with Volodymyr Zelensky will resume Monday in Berlin.
- Zelensky signaled Ukraine could forgo NATO membership in return for legally binding, Article 5‑like guarantees from the United States and security commitments from European partners, which would require credible enforcement and likely U.S. congressional approval.
- Kyiv rejects ceding territory and proposes a ceasefire that freezes forces along current lines, pushing back on a U.S. idea for a demilitarized economic zone in Donetsk that would require only Ukrainian withdrawals.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow has not seen the latest documents and warned it would lodge very strong objections to amendments shaped by Ukraine and Europe.
- Fighting continues as diplomacy proceeds, with Ukraine reporting 138 Russian drones and a ballistic missile launched overnight and a hospital hit in Kherson, while European leaders gather in Berlin to coordinate next steps and support.