Overview

• President Trump pressed a hesitant Vladimir Putin to agree to a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, warning that failure to convene would bring serious consequences.
• Reporters indicated those consequences could include new sanctions or tariffs on Russia, though the administration did not specify details.
• Trump said he would consider a three-way meeting with himself, Putin, and Zelensky after a bilateral summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
• Vice President Vance asserted that Moscow has shown willingness to make significant concessions, including recognizing Ukraine’s post‑war territorial integrity, accepting the impossibility of a puppet government in Kyiv, and acknowledging a need for some security guarantees.
• In a separate track, Trump told South Korea’s President Lee Jae‑myung he wants to meet Kim Jong Un this year and could step out of the APEC summit to do so, while North Korea has reiterated it will not enter talks aimed at denuclearization.