Overview

• The summit in Alaska is set for Friday at Elmendorf-Richardson base to discuss ways to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
• Ahead of the meeting, Trump convened a videoconference with President Zelenski alongside EU leaders to align demands for Ukrainian territorial integrity and direct inclusion.
• Trump publicly cautioned President Putin that Russia must cease its offensive or suffer “very serious consequences,” without specifying enforcement measures.
• The US president proposed a rapid follow-up trilateral summit with Russia and Ukraine “almost immediately” if his bilateral meeting with Putin yields concrete progress.
• Recent Russian battlefield advances—the largest one-day gain in more than a year—are heightening Western concerns over Moscow’s negotiating leverage.