Overview

• The White House and the Kremlin have confirmed a bilateral summit on August 15 in Alaska to discuss a long-term peace framework for the Ukraine war
• President Trump has floated territory exchanges between Ukraine and Russia as part of a negotiated settlement
• Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine will not cede any land and has denounced deals reached without Kyiv as illegitimate
• EU member states held emergency consultations and EU foreign ministers will meet virtually Monday to demand Ukraine’s direct participation in any U.S.-Russia agreement
• U.S. envoys, including Steve Witkoff, have stepped up preparatory visits and reporting suggests President Putin might offer a Donetsk-region cease-fire in exchange for a Ukrainian military withdrawal