Overview

• Speaking in Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin said a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenski would only take place in Moscow and suggested such talks have little sense.
• Zelenski told ABC he will not travel to Moscow, called the offer a delaying tactic, and said Putin can come to Kyiv as Ukraine faces daily strikes.
• Putin cited legal hurdles over territories under Russian control, saying any deal would require referendums and lifting martial law in Ukraine, making progress an endless process.
• Moscow reiterated categorical opposition to Ukraine joining NATO and warned that any foreign troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russian forces.
• Emmanuel Macron said a group of 26 countries is willing to send monitoring contingents for any agreement, as the United States and allies view the standoff as complicating a ceasefire.