The diplomatic stalemate over Russia's missing memorandum, which began yesterday, deepened as Zelensky met Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan to confirm neither Ukraine nor Turkey had received any Russian documents for negotiations. The New York Times revealed Ukraine's own ceasefire demands while Russia finally presented its conditions late in the day.
Trump envoy Kellogg shifted American positioning significantly, calling Russian concerns about NATO expansion "fair" and indicating willingness to discuss halting eastward expansion. This marked a departure from traditional US NATO policy.
Ukrainian intelligence conducted a special operation in Vladivostok, striking Russian personnel and equipment on the Far East coast. Zelensky met US senators promoting new sanctions legislation while continuing to criticize Russia as "the most inadequate subject in the world" for withholding negotiation documents. Fighting continued with 149 clashes reported by evening, maintaining the pattern of concentrated activity in the Pokrovsk sector.