Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Washington proposed hosting the next trilateral meeting in Miami in a week, and Ukraine has confirmed it will attend.
- Zelensky said the U.S. wants a settlement before summer and is likely to press both sides to keep to that schedule, noting the urgency ties to U.S. election timing.
- Two days of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a breakthrough but produced a swap of 157 prisoners of war each and detailed discussions on how a ceasefire could be monitored, with further exchanges expected.
- Core obstacles persist as Russia demands control in Donbas that Kyiv rejects, no common ground exists on control of the Russian‑held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, and reported U.S. ideas such as a Donbas free economic zone face skepticism.
- Ukraine reported Russia launched more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles overnight against energy facilities, forcing nuclear plants to reduce output and extending power outages, while Kyiv says a proposed pause on energy strikes has not held.