German Chancellor Merz said on Thursday that proposals on territorial concessions had been sent to US President Donald Trump, who had earlier expressed frustration with European allies and questioned the United States’ ongoing involvement in future talks. This comes as leaders of the “coalition of the willing” nations are set to hold a video conference on the Ukraine war. Follow our liveblog for more.

Yesterday's key developments:

• Ukraine has sent an updated plan to end the war with Russia to Washington, two Ukrainian officials with knowledge of the matter told AFP.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday following a report from the head of Kyiv's foreign intelligence service that China is taking steps to intensify cooperation with Russia.