Overview

• After a White House meeting with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump said he called Putin and that arrangements have begun for a Putin–Zelensky meeting to be followed by a trilateral session with Trump, noting the Alaska summit produced no ceasefire.
• Zelensky said stopping the war is Ukraine’s top priority, voiced readiness to meet Putin, backed the proposed trilateral format, and stated he favored meeting without preconditions.
• Trump said the Oval Office talks included discussion of security guarantees for Ukraine to be provided by European countries in coordination with the United States.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Trump wants a Putin–Zelensky meeting within two weeks, with the venue undecided and potential outcomes uncertain.
• Putin phoned Modi to share his assessment of the Alaska meeting; Modi thanked him and reaffirmed India’s support for a peaceful settlement as New Delhi objected to new U.S. tariffs on Russian oil purchases.