Overview

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said no Putin–Zelenskyy summit is planned, asserting an agenda for leader-level talks is not ready.
• President Donald Trump told reporters he will decide within two weeks whether to impose massive sanctions or tariffs on Russia if there is no movement toward talks.
• Ukrainian, U.S. and European teams are finalizing proposals for postwar security guarantees, with NATO’s Mark Rutte describing a two-layer approach focused on strengthening Ukraine’s forces and providing commitments from Europe and the U.S.
• Despite the diplomacy, Russia launched large drone and missile barrages that hit western Ukraine, including a strike on a U.S.-owned plant in Mukachevo that injured at least 15 people, according to Ukrainian officials.
• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that territorial concessions would be a Kremlin trap and noted Moscow has made no concessions, as Russia separately disputed a U.S. envoy’s claim it had accepted NATO-like guarantees for Ukraine.