Overview
- After talks in Florida, President Trump said it should become clear within weeks whether the nearly four-year war in Ukraine can end, and President Zelensky said security guarantees are resolved.
- Trump put Ukraine’s security guarantees at 95% agreed pending European participation, with a meeting in Washington planned with European leaders.
- The White House called Trump’s earlier call with Vladimir Putin productive, the Kremlin called it friendly, and adviser Yuri Ushakov warned a proposed 60‑day ceasefire could prolong fighting while reiterating Russian conditions tied to Donbas.
- Mongolia’s cabinet approved a 300‑day economic recovery plan that uses revenues from the Borteeg and Olong‑Ovoot deposits to pay up to 1 million MNT each to 1.8 million people, focusing on children, seniors and people with disabilities.
- The government submitted a tax reform package to Parliament targeting about 2.7 trillion MNT in phased reductions by easing VAT and personal income taxes and adjusting corporate tax thresholds, as Parliament accepted a Constitutional Court ruling striking down a Criminal Code clause on ‘obviously false’ reputation-related speech and appointed two non-judge members to the Judicial General Council.