Overview

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said there will be no meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• The anticipated follow-on bilateral between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders after the Putin–Trump encounter never materialized, according to the report.
• There was no ceasefire after the Putin–Trump meeting, and Russian strikes continued before and after it.
• Negotiations remain blocked by Russia’s pursuit of territorial gains and EU, NATO and Ukrainian refusal to concede land.
• Ukraine and the EU sought U.S. security assurances as Russia rejected foreign troop involvement, with the U.S. also reported to urge Kyiv against long‑range strikes into Russia.