Russia, US, Ukraine Near Diplomatic Solution

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and its “Coalition of the Willing” will draft a short, light-on-details peace plan including a ceasefire within the next week to ten days as Kyiv presses for greater pressure on Moscow. He welcomed recent U.S. sanctions on major Russian oil firms and reiterated an urgent need for long-range American weapons such as Tomahawks to compel Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled some openness to long-range missiles but expressed concern about escalation and paused near-term summit plans with Putin after a tense private exchange. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, visiting Washington, said Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine are “reasonably close” to a diplomatic solution and framed Zelensky’s shift on battle lines as a significant move toward talks, while accusing Britain and some European partners of encouraging Kyiv to delay negotiations. Dmitriev said a Trump–Putin meeting could take place at a later date. Diplomatic openings appear to be emerging even as disagreements persist over Western pressure, the sequencing of talks, Kyiv’s demand for more military tools, and Russian demands for territorial concessions before any ceasefire.