Overview
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Rome on July 9, following President Trump’s announcement of resumed defensive weapon shipments to Kyiv.
- Pope Leo XIV told Zelenskiy that the Vatican is ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks during their meeting at Castel Gandolfo.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will join Zelenskiy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to open the two-day conference on July 10 with a call for €500 billion in reconstruction funds.
- More than a dozen heads of state, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, will attend alongside over 2,000 companies and 40 international organizations.
- Organizers aim to reinforce the Lugano Principles for multilateral coordination and leverage private sector investment to support Ukraine’s long-term recovery.