Overview

• Kremlin adviser Iouri Ouchakov confirmed a bilateral Trump-Putin summit will occur within days without Moscow agreeing to include Ukraine.
• Trump’s Friday deadline for a Russian ceasefire expired with no Kremlin response, leaving plans for secondary tariffs on Moscow’s trading partners on hold.
• Envoy Steve Witkoff’s nearly three-hour meeting with President Putin in Moscow was hailed as “very productive and constructive” despite failing to secure a tripartite format.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that substantial diplomatic and logistical work remains before any high-level meeting can yield a tangible peace framework.
• President Zelensky’s call with Trump, joined by European leaders, highlights Ukraine’s frustration at being sidelined in direct U.S.-Russia negotiations.