Overview
- On Sunday President Trump spoke by phone with Volodymyr Zelensky and with Vladimir Putin, and Zelensky said he and Trump agreed to press peace ideas at the G7.
- The White House says no separate bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky is formally scheduled at the G7 and both leaders are set to take part in a joint working session.
- The Kremlin said the Trump‑Putin call focused on a US‑Iran memorandum and announced that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will return to Russia soon while Putin reiterated that Zelensky should travel to Moscow if he wants a meeting.
- Ukraine carried out long‑range drone strikes into Russia’s Yaroslavl and Oryol regions that hit fuel and civilian sites and Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities in response.
- The UN reported that May was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since 2022 and Western governments stepped up pressure on Russia by detaining a Russian‑linked tanker in the English Channel to disrupt war revenue.