Overview

• A top-level cohort of European leaders joined President Zelenskiy in Washington to back a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine war and uphold Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
• President Trump signaled a U.S. pivot away from requiring an immediate ceasefire toward long-term settlement talks following his meeting with Putin in Alaska.
• He proposed that successful talks could lead to a trilateral summit including Vladimir Putin to finalize a peace agreement.
• Moscow insists on international recognition of Crimea and Ukrainian renunciation of the Donbás, demands Kyiv rejects under its constitution.
• European leaders pressed for NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine while fighting continued, highlighted by a Russian drone strike on Kharkiv that killed six civilians.