Overview

• Following talks in Paris, Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries agreed to provide security guarantees, potentially including deployments on land, at sea or in the air once hostilities end.
• Speaking in Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin said any foreign forces in Ukraine during fighting would be treated as “legitimate targets” and argued troops would be unnecessary after a comprehensive peace deal.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused an invitation to meet in Moscow, as Ukrainian officials pointed to offers from several neutral states to host leader‑level talks.
• NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte said Russia has no veto over potential peacekeepers, though allied officials signal any deployment depends on a ceasefire and U.S. commitments still being finalized.
• European leaders discussed tighter sanctions and curbing Russian energy revenues, while Moscow rejected Western security proposals and Ukraine floated a new format for protecting its airspace.