Overview

• Zelenskyj held a one-on-one meeting with Trump in the Oval Office before joining a broader session with leading European heads to review security assurances and territorial questions
• Trump reiterated on Truth Social that Ukraine’s entry into NATO is off the table and described the return of Crimea as unrealistic
• US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington could offer Article-5-style protections for Ukraine and claimed Russia agreed in principle to such guarantees
• European officials accompanying Zelenskyj cautioned that any deal must not force Kyiv into ceding Donbass, Kherson or other occupied regions without its consent
• Negotiations remain non-binding and fluid, with proposals for a follow-up trilateral summit including Putin under consideration but no formal accord reached