Overview

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lawrow told NBC that a leaders’ meeting is unrealistic until a formal agenda is prepared, which he said does not yet exist.
• Moscow insists any summit must precede with Ukrainian territorial concessions and a renunciation of NATO membership, demands President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has rejected.
• President Donald Trump tempered expectations and said he will decide within about two weeks whether to impose “massive sanctions or massive tariffs” on Russia or take no further action.
• Washington has ruled out sending U.S. ground troops and signals Europeans must shoulder most on-the-ground security roles, even as NATO’s Mark Rutte says the United States would still be involved in providing guarantees.
• Fighting remains intense, with Ukraine reporting one of the heaviest recent overnight attacks of 574 drones and 40 rockets, further undermining prospects for near-term talks.