Overview

• Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kyiv is not ready for serious negotiations and called immediate summit appeals largely emotional.
• Peskov warned a high‑level meeting held without thorough preparation would be useless and said there are no moves toward a Russia–Ukraine–U.S. summit.
• Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN he is ready for a face‑to‑face meeting with Vladimir Putin and said he wants direct talks with U.S. and European backing.
• In a separate Sky News interview, Zelensky urged President Donald Trump to take a clear position and said he seeks a written security‑guarantees document endorsed by the U.S. and European partners.
• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump may meet Zelensky in New York next week during the UN General Assembly, as political figures in Russia, Ukraine and France amplified competing messages about negotiations and aid.