Overview

• Presidents Trump and Putin will meet on August 15 in Alaska to explore a ceasefire in Ukraine and potential mutual land adjustments proposed by Trump.
• Ukraine’s president and European leaders have rejected any deal involving the cession of Ukrainian territory, with Zelenskiy warning that decisions taken without Kyiv will be stillborn.
• National security advisors from the U.S., EU and the U.K. met at Chevening House in England and presented a counterproposal linking negotiations to a prior ceasefire and reciprocal concessions.
• The White House has not ruled out inviting Zelenskiy to join follow-on discussions after the bilateral summit, but the Kremlin says conditions for a direct meeting remain unmet.
• Zelenskiy thanked European allies for backing his demand for Ukraine’s inclusion in any peace talks and for pressing robust security guarantees to protect its sovereignty.