Overview

• The Alaska summit ended with no ceasefire or peace pact, although both Trump and Putin described their talks as productive.
• Trump publicly shifted from advocating a prompt truce to seeking a direct, long-term peace agreement on Truth Social.
• President Zelenskyy accepted Trump’s invitation to meet Monday in Washington and stressed that Europe must be involved at every stage of negotiations.
• Trump reported that Putin demanded Ukraine withdraw from parts of the Donetsk region as a condition for halting hostilities.
• Kyiv and European capitals warned that legitimizing Moscow’s demands risks sidelining Ukraine and rewarding Russian aggression even as fighting continues.