Overview
- Trump said he spoke with Vladimir Putin before the lunch meeting and planned a follow-up call afterward to continue negotiations.
- Pressed on whether he would sign security documents, Trump called it “a dumb question” and said no one yet knows what a security agreement will say.
- Zelensky recently put forward an updated 20-point proposal that includes security guarantees and converting contested areas into a demilitarized free economic zone.
- Trump emphasized that European nations would be involved in protection arrangements envisioned for Ukraine.
- The encounter featured lighter moments with the press, including Trump joking about offering reporters lunch and referring to some as “fake news.”