Overview

• U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s three-hour meeting with President Putin in Moscow has been called “highly productive” and credited with jump-starting direct talks.
• Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says both sides have agreed to hold a Trump–Putin meeting in the coming days, though venue and agenda remain undecided.
• The White House has signaled President Trump is willing to meet both President Putin and President Zelensky in a possible trilateral follow-up summit.
• President Trump issued a Friday deadline for Russia to halt its attacks in Ukraine or face new secondary sanctions on its trading partners.
• President Zelensky has reiterated that any peace deal requires face-to-face negotiations with Putin and must safeguard Ukraine’s independence.