Overview
- Reports from the Financial Times and The Washington Post describe a volatile White House meeting where Trump urged Zelensky to accept Russian terms and warned Russia would "destroy" Ukraine if he did not.
- Trump publicly expressed reluctance to supply long‑range Tomahawk missiles, citing U.S. security needs and limited stockpiles in a Fox News interview.
- According to those reports, Putin proposed withdrawing from parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia in exchange for Ukraine ceding the entirety of the Donbas, an offer Zelensky rejected.
- Back in Kyiv, Zelensky said he remains ready to meet Putin but will not negotiate away territory Ukraine has not lost, specifically rejecting giving up Donetsk.
- Zelensky announced Ukraine is preparing a contract with Raytheon for up to 25 Patriot systems over several years, as Trump and Putin plan to meet in Budapest following ministerial talks.