Overview

• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made a surprise visit to Kyiv, pledging robust security guarantees modeled on Article 5 and describing a two‑tier approach centered on Ukraine’s forces and U.S.–European backing.
• Kyiv’s military administration sounded an air‑raid alert during the visit and urged residents to take shelter due to a reported threat of Russian ballistic missile launches.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told NBC that no leaders’ meeting is scheduled and said Vladimir Putin would meet Volodymyr Zelensky only once a presidential‑level agenda is finalized, with reporting also describing Moscow’s demands on Donbass and Ukrainian neutrality.
• Lavrov claimed Zelensky rejected all of President Donald Trump’s proposals in Washington, a Russian assertion reported by agencies and not independently corroborated by Western outlets.
• Trump said he would prefer not to be present at any potential meeting between Putin and Zelensky, as the European Union announced a €4.05 billion support package for Ukraine.