Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodímir Zelenski and a delegation of European leaders met President Trump in Washington today to press for robust security commitments
• President Trump publicly urged Zelenski on Truth Social to renounce Ukraine’s claim to Crimea and abandon NATO accession in exchange for an immediate end to hostilities
• Following his Alaska meeting with Putin, Trump shifted away from a short-term ceasefire toward advocating a comprehensive peace deal that reflects Moscow’s territorial demands
• European figures such as Macron, von der Leyen and Starmer are developing a proposal for binding security guarantees and a postwar reassurance force to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty
• A trilateral summit slated for August 22 remains uncertain as President Putin has not confirmed his attendance and allies demand rigorous verification mechanisms in any agreement