Overview

• At their two-and-a-half-hour Anchorage meeting, Trump and Putin pledged “progress” but left ceasefire details and conflict terms undefined.
• Russian proposals reportedly include a full Ukrainian withdrawal from the Donbas region in exchange for a frozen frontline across other contested areas.
• President Trump indicated a shift toward negotiating a comprehensive peace accord and signaled openness to offering U.S. security guarantees to Ukraine in return for territorial concessions.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskiy will meet Trump in Washington on Aug. 18, with EU Commission President von der Leyen, Macron, Scholz and other leaders joining to press for defense of Ukraine’s borders.
• Melania Trump’s hand-delivered letter to Putin calling for the protection of children underscores the humanitarian dimension influencing summit diplomacy.