Overview

• Trump wrote on Truth Social that he is preparing a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and said a three‑way session with him would follow.
• He interrupted talks at the White House to phone Putin in a call the Kremlin said lasted 40 minutes, with Putin thanking him for efforts to end the war.
• Talks in Washington examined NATO‑like security guarantees for Ukraine coordinated with the United States, and Trump told leaders Europeans would shoulder a large share.
• Reports from the negotiations say Trump floated a 'road map' under which Ukraine would withdraw from the entire Donbass in exchange for localized ceasefires in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson and a written non‑aggression pledge from Moscow.
• Trump said a ceasefire was not necessary and proposed negotiating during ongoing fighting, whereas European leaders pressed for a weapons pause before substantive talks.