According to European officials cited by CCTV, the United States allegedly pressured Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries by threatening to halt intelligence sharing and restrict the weapons supply mechanism; the White House declined to comment.
Zelenskyy said that Trump's announcement of a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire surprised him; if Russia agrees to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree.
According to CCTV News, the Russian side, citing sources, said that Witkoff and Kushner, U.S. negotiators involved in mediating a Ukraine peace agreement, may visit Moscow within the coming 2 week.