Overview

• Putin’s adviser Jurij Uschakow said there is no concrete agreement for a three-way leaders’ meeting, contradicting President Trump’s recent remarks.
• In Beijing, Putin and Xi highlighted closer ties and signed more than 20 cooperation agreements spanning energy, aviation, artificial intelligence and agriculture.
• Putin told Slovakia’s Robert Fico that Russia never opposed possible Ukrainian EU membership and dismissed warnings of a future Russian attack on Europe.
• Trump again floated air-related security guarantees for Ukraine in a Daily Caller interview, saying the U.S. might help with European-led efforts.
• Authorities reported one civilian killed in a Russian strike on Bila Zerkva, as a Russian military video showing Odessa and Mykolaiv marked in red stoked concern about Moscow’s territorial aims.