Diplomatic efforts center on a US-backed proposal for an immediate 90-day humanitarian truce followed by negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire and civilian transition, though the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have conditioned acceptance on full Rapid Support Forces (RSF) withdrawal from all cities occupied since 2023, viewing limited withdrawals as risking de facto partition. The RSF has signaled openness to an unconditional ceasefire and endorsed a one-army framework in recent declarations, while battlefield dynamics show SAF territorial gains in North Kordofan alongside continued RSF drone operations and fighting in Blue Nile. Recent steps include a prisoner exchange and UN calls for monitored pauses, with sanctions regime decisions and Quad-mediated talks among key near-term factors that could influence any agreement timeline.