Overview
- Trump told Politico he anticipates a productive meeting with Zelensky this weekend, while offering no confirmed details on time or location.
- Axios and other outlets reported the meeting is expected Sunday at Mar-a-Lago, citing a Ukrainian official.
- Politico reported the agenda includes U.S. security guarantees, governance of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, control of contested Donbas territories, and a Ukrainian proposal for a demilitarized zone.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the 20-point plan circulated by Ukrainian media radically differs from the version discussed in Russia-U.S. talks.
- Trump said he plans to speak with Vladimir Putin soon, as Western leaders coordinated separately, with the UK’s Keir Starmer conferring with France and Germany and Zelensky speaking with Canada’s Mark Carney about maintaining sanctions on Russia.