Overview
- Speaking at the Doha Forum, Donald Trump Jr. said his father could turn away from Ukraine if no peace deal is reached, calling Ukraine more corrupt than Russia and suggesting drug cartels pose a greater U.S. threat.
- A New York Times investigation, cited by WELT, alleges the Ukrainian government weakened oversight at state firms, with Energoatom linked to roughly $100 million in suspected corruption and independent monitors sidelined.
- Reports describe resignations in Kyiv, including senior aide Andrij Yermak, over graft accusations, deepening concerns among Western donors about governance and the use of assistance.
- President Donald Trump said he was disappointed Volodymyr Zelensky had not yet read the U.S. peace proposal and suggested Kyiv was slowing the process.
- Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron and the UK’s Keir Starmer plan talks with Zelensky in London to review the amended U.S. plan following recent U.S.–Ukraine negotiations in Florida.