Overview

• Trump wrote that it is very hard to win without attacking an invader’s country, signaling openness to Ukrainian strikes inside Russia.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a summit could happen only after all major issues are settled by experts, while casting doubt on Zelenskyy’s legitimacy to sign any agreement.
• Zelenskyy said he would meet only after allies agree on a security guarantees architecture within seven to ten days and he wants any session held in a neutral European country.
• Russia launched one of its largest recent barrages with hundreds of drones and missiles, killing at least one person in Lviv and wounding many, including 19 at an American-owned factory in Mukachevo, Ukrainian officials said.
• Trump said he expects to know within about two weeks whether a deal is possible, as reporting says Hungary’s Viktor Orbán offered Budapest as a potential venue and the Kremlin has not confirmed a commitment to meet.