Overview

• President Trump abandoned calls for an immediate ceasefire in favor of direct peace negotiations following his three-hour summit with President Putin in Anchorage.
• U.S. media outlets including Bloomberg, The New York Times and Axios reported that Putin demanded full Russian control of the Donbass and that Trump appeared willing to relay or endorse this stance to President Zelenskyy.
• European governments convened a “Coalition of the Willing” videoconference and will accompany President Zelenskyy to Washington to insist that any agreement secures Kyiv’s consent and maintains sanctions on Russia.
• EU officials say the United States has expressed openness to providing “Article-5-like” security guarantees for Ukraine, but key details on scope, enforcement mechanisms and potential troop involvement remain undefined.
• No binding ceasefire or territorial deal emerged from the Alaska summit, and President Putin made no concessions on his maximalist Ukraine demands.