Overview

• Trump said he would speak with Vladimir Putin to explore a three‑way summit with Volodímir Zelenski, and a Kremlin aide offered only a cautious, noncommittal response with no date set.
• The United States discussed NATO‑style assurances for Ukraine without NATO membership, but the scope, enforcement mechanisms and any role for U.S. or European forces remain undefined.
• Trump publicly broached potential territorial exchanges based on current lines of contact, an idea Kyiv rejects and which raised alarms among several European partners.
• The president restated that Ukraine will not join NATO and suggested Crimea’s return is not up for negotiation, underscoring sharp differences over acceptable terms.
• European leaders traveled to Washington to back Ukraine and pressed for concrete ceasefire conditions and verification, with Germany urging a truce before any next meeting.