Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet Vladimir Putin only after allies present concrete, Article 5‑style security guarantees, with initial drafts expected within about a week.
• Russian officials reject any NATO or Western troops in Ukraine and insist Moscow must shape any guarantees, with Dmitry Medvedev ruling out peacekeepers and Sergei Lavrov pointing to a UN Security Council role.
• Lavrov states the summit agenda is “not ready at all” and questions Kyiv’s negotiating mandate, undercutting U.S. claims of rapid progress after the Alaska meeting.
• Russia unleashes one of its heaviest recent barrages, striking Lviv and an American‑owned factory in Mukachevo and causing casualties, as Moscow reports a village gain in Donetsk and Ukraine announces a long‑range missile test.
• U.S. and European planners continue drafting guarantee options that include long‑term arms deliveries, intelligence‑sharing and potential European‑led forces with U.S. air support, while President Trump rules out American ground troops.