Overview

• At a Vladivostok forum, Vladimir Putin said any foreign soldiers in Ukraine would be treated as legitimate targets, particularly if deployed while fighting continues.
• French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries agreed to provide post‑war security support in or around Ukraine, but offered few operational details.
• Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not travel to Moscow for talks and invited Putin to meet in Kyiv or in neutral capitals that Ukraine says have offered to host.
• NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte said Russia would not have a veto over potential peacekeeping deployments, calling Ukraine a sovereign decision‑maker.
• Regional officials reported lethal Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv this week as Zelensky pressed partners for tighter sanctions, more arms, and a new air‑defense format under discussion with the U.S.