Overview

• At the White House, Trump said he will call Vladimir Putin after the meetings and that a three-way summit is possible if talks go well, and Zelensky said he is ready to join, though Moscow has not confirmed.
• U.S. and European officials discussed security guarantees modeled on NATO’s collective defense without granting membership, with implementation details and verification still to be resolved.
• Russia continues to seek recognition of its control over Crimea and parts of Donbas, a stance Trump referenced in recent posts, while Ukraine rejects ceding any territory under its constitution.
• Leaders from the EU, NATO, France, the U.K., Germany, Italy and Finland attended to reinforce support for Kyiv and pressed for strong guarantees, with some urging a cease-fire and others seeking a broader role for Europe in top-level talks.
• Fighting persisted during the diplomacy, including a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv that killed six people, among them an 18‑month‑old child, according to regional authorities.