Overview

• The summit is scheduled for Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage with tight security measures and a temporary airspace closure.
• The White House said President Zelenskyy was excluded because the invitation came directly from President Putin, prompting strong objections from Kyiv.
• President Zelenskyy traveled to Berlin and London this week to coordinate with EU leaders on Ukraine’s negotiating stance.
• Kyiv and its Western partners have set clear red lines — a prior ceasefire, Ukraine’s direct role in talks, authority over territorial decisions, firm security guarantees and the threat of enhanced sanctions — to prevent any unauthorized side agreement.
• Unverified reports of U.S.-Russia talks on a West Bank-style occupation model, coupled with ongoing cross-border missile and drone strikes, have heightened urgency and shaped summit dynamics.